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The environment doesn't stop at borders': Green economy experts offer their view on Brexit

22 February 2016 • 9 min read

As referendum campaigning kicks off, BusinessGreen takes the pulse of what the green economy thinks about the prospects of Brexit

So far the discussion about Britain's membership of the European Union has been dominated by the renegotiation package sought by Prime Minister David Cameron - with outright campaigning barred until those...

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