Lib Dem president backs decarbonisation target

Party negotiating to reopen green energy deal in attempt to introduce carbon reduction targets for energy sector The Liberal Democrat president, Tim Farron, has raised the prospect that his party is privately negotiating to reopen the green energy deal signed by the coalition last autumn in an attempt to introduce carbon reduction targets for the energy sector. Lobbying has intensified over an amendment to the energy bill due to be tabled by Tim Yeo, the Conservative chairman of the energy selec...