REA data uncovers the winners and losers of clean energy policy

Madeleine Cuff
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Lack of policy clarity and uneven sector support leads to sharp contractions in some green energy sectors and hopes of buoyant growth in others, REA research suggests

They say a week is a long time in politics. Well when it comes to the status of green politics, it seems it can take not a week but a day for the status quo to be turned on its head. After months of...

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