Lib Dems: Green Investment Bank must borrow immediately

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Party conference approves motions to set decarbonisation target for power sector and augment Green Investment Bank borrowing powers

Liberal Democrats have today adopted motions to decarbonise the energy sector by 2030 and allow the Green Investment Bank (GIB) to borrow immediately as official party policies. Delegates at the party's...

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