Two events this week will throw the governments contradictory attitudes to spending on green and atomic power into sharp reliefA glaring anomaly of British energy policy will be on display this week: the government will loudly trumpet a nuclear deal with China, and then will near a no-fanfare halt to a controversial solar subsidy consultation.
President Xi Jinping will probably sign a heads of agreement with David Cameron that will allow the government to say that a new plant at Hinkley Point in Somerset is on its way.
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Source: theguardian.com