What does oil at $70 a barrel mean for the green economy?

Will Nichols
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Steady returns from renewables investments ensure sector is confident it can ride out oil price plunging below $60 a barrel

Plunging oil prices have been one of the biggest economic stories of the second half of 2014. From peaking at about $112 (£71.41) a barrel in June this year, Brent Crude is now trading below $70, bringing...

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