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Millions of draughty properties will fare the worst with energy bill payments

...there is no evidence climate change has played any role in the U.K.’s chocolate Easter egg crisis.

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the primary greenhouse gas emitted through human activities.

Cocoa prices topped $9,000 a tonne this week, an almost four-fold spike in prices over the course of 12 months.

The US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen has warned China not to flood the world with renewable energy exports, saying they would distort global markets

Easter eggs cost at least 50% more than a year ago while others have shrunk in size

There is no evidence climate change has played any role in the putative chocolate Easter egg crisis, but increased energy costs is a tangible factor.

Solar has helped contribute to a winter period where renewable generation outnumbered gas, new analysis from the ECIU has indicated.

The price of cocoa beans has hit a new record high, with the cost of chocolate having already soared in the run-up to Easter

Easter eggs cost at least 50% more than a year ago while others have shrunk in size