HSBC predicts low-carbon energy market will treble to $2.2tn by 2020

James S Murray
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Report reckons US dominance will slip as China comes up on the rails

The global market for low-carbon energy firms will almost treble over the next decade creating a market worth $2.2tn a year by 2020, according a major new report from banking giant HSBC. The research...

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