ANALYSIS: Cheaper RE trumped by politics as UK backs nuclear

UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s final approval for the £18bn ($23.8bn) Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in southwest England was slammed by critics as being "a lousy deal" – while the International Energy Agency (IEA) questioned nuclear's ability to match renewables' cost reduction pathway.

A rendering of Hinkley Point C
A rendering of Hinkley Point C
Published 19 September 2016, 12:38Updated 25 October 2016, 15:56
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