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Hinkley Point C green light: the green economy reacts

Michael Holder
Michael Holder
clock 15 September 2016 •
Hinkley Point C green light: the green economy reacts

BusinessGreen rounds up all the reaction from business leaders, policy-makers, NGOs and campaigners

Greg Clark, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, this morning finally announced that the government plans to give the green light for EDF to build a major new nuclear power...

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