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Subsidies for environmentally friendly power sources are regularly maligned as leading to higher prices for customers - but what's the truth? DEREK WALL takes a look

The CEOs of Europe's 10 largest energy companies met earlier this year at the Brussels museum of Rene Magritte to lobby the European Union on energy matters.

Magritte was, of course, a surrealist well known for his paintings of umbrellas raining upon us.

Given the surreal policy objectives of the group, which wants to slash funding for renewables, the venue might seem appropriate.

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