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Nick Clegg has ratcheted-up tensions between the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives over green energy policy accusing the Tories of 鈥渆conomic myopia鈥� in their desire to roll-back green policy.

The coalition鈥檚 relationship has been strained by the prime minister鈥檚 recent promises to 鈥渞oll back鈥� green levies on energy bills to ease the pressure on consumers.

It prompted Liberal Democrat energy secretary Ed Davey to promise to fight cuts 鈥渓ike a tiger鈥�

Speaking at an event for sustainability campaign group Green Alliance, Clegg said: 鈥淚f we want to keep up, our green industries need maximum political support.

鈥淢y coalition partners talk a lot about winning the global race. Well this is one area where we are in pole position and it would be a huge mistake to take our foot off the pedal now [it is] economic myopia of the worst kind.鈥�

Clegg also blasted Labour鈥檚 plans to freeze energy bills as a 鈥渃on鈥� and said the policy undermined the party鈥檚 other stated green policies.

He said: 鈥淟abour have undermined what was their one and only green pledge 鈥� a decarbonisation target 鈥� with a policy that would damage the very industry needed to deliver it. They鈥檙e abandoning the environment to score a few populist points.鈥�

The deputy prime minister said that consensus on green policy between the political parties had 鈥渇allen away鈥� and argued that when struggling to return the economy to growth was the right time to keep sustainability at the forefront of government policy.

He said: 鈥淭here is a perfect symmetry between the nature of our economic recovery and our environmental responsibilities.

鈥淲e are a nation learning to live within our means. We have been forced to shift our sights to the horizon, so that we think not just of quick profits today, but of lasting prosperity tomorrow, driven by responsible business and sustainable growth.鈥�

His speech comes as the Committee on Climate Change published a report saying there was 鈥渘o legal or economic basis鈥� to slacked the UK鈥檚 carbon reduction targets for the late 2020s.

Chancellor George Osborne secured an agreement with the Lib Dems in 2011 to review the targets in early 2014 and is known to be keen on rolling them back fearing they disadvantage British businesses because EU wide targets are lower.

But he will struggle to get agreement to slacken them without the support of the Committee, which acts as an independent watchdog over green policy.