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Closed Evenly spread the environmental charges applied to domestic gas and electricity.

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Currently environmental charges applied to domestic electricity are 12 times higher than those applied to gas, despite the fuels having almost identical levels of environmental impact.
The government should spread the charges relative to the pollution caused by each fuel.

Electricity prices are 24% higher due to the environmental charge, whereas gas prices are only 2% higher.
This disadvantages rural communities without gas, residents of flats and people forced to use electrical home heating.
The high charge on electricity slows the transition to Net Carbon Zero, by increasing the fuel cost for clean alternatives such as heat pumps and battery electric vehicles.
Electricity generation is becoming cleaner each year, and the charges should reflect that progress.

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