Low-carbon infrastructure investment set to 'fall off a cliff' after 2017

Madeleine Cuff
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Analysis of national infrastructure pipeline reveals private sector is pulling out of high-carbon investments, but policy uncertainty is deterring investors from switching to low-carbon projects

The last time the government released its national infrastructure pipeline, it prompted an outcry across the green economy, as business leaders were left shocked by the dramatic shift from a distinctly...

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