Chris Huhne - in his own words

James S Murray
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The energy and climate change secretary offers his thoughts on the UK's low-carbon plans, the future of renewables and the Green Investment Bank

Yesterday BusinessGreen.com sat down with energy and climate change secretary Chris Huhne to discuss his department's settlement in the spending review, his future plans for the UK's low-carbon economy,...

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