IoD members overwhelmingly back UK decarbonisation push

James Murray
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Survey shows around three quarters of business leaders agree the UK 'needs to decarbonise its energy use to mitigate the effects of climate change'

Members of the Institute of Directors (IoD) overwhelmingly agree that the UK needs to decarbonise its energy supplies, with a sizeable majority calling for increased deployment of renewable energy technologies....

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