Hinkley Point C green light: the green economy reacts

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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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