The Daily Telegraph is among UK publications covering the first report of the National Infrastructure Commission, an independent group established in 2015 to advise the government on infrastructure challenges. The Daily Telegraph reports that the Commission has “dealt a blow to the government’s nuclear ambitions” by warning ministers to hold off on “pricey” nuclear deals and instead invest in renewable power and energy efficiency measures for homes and businesses. The Guardian reports that the advisers recommend backing just one new nuclear power station after Hinkley Point C in the next 25 years. The commission, which was launched by George Osborne in 2015, said that renewables had undergone a “quiet revolution” in the past decade, leading to falling costs, the Guardian reports. Sir John Armitt, the Commission’s chairman, said: “I don’t think anybody’s pretending you can take forward a new nuclear power station without some form of government underwriting or support. Whereas the amount required to subsidise renewables is continually coming down.” The Guardian also carries a comment piece from financial editor Nils Pratley, who writes that the report shows “the government should drop its obsession with building more and more nuclear power stations”. The report also recommends a revival of support for onshore wind and for half of the country’s electricity to be generated by renewables by 2030, the Times reports. Press Association and Bloomberg also have the story.