The 10 questions that will shape the UK's green economy in 2016

James Murray
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From Brexit to capacity markets, green businesses enter 2016 seeking urgent answers to a series of crucial questions

In the hours following the historic adoption of the Paris Agreement, Energy and Climate Change Secretary Amber Rudd was quick to reject criticism from the CBI and others that the UK's sterling work in...

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