'The growth engine of the 21st century': Could the Budget revive the UK's green competitiveness?

James Murray
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Credit: Kirsty O'Connor / Treasury
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Credit: Kirsty O'Connor / Treasury

Major new report from Cambridge and the LSE on how to catalyse green infrastructure investment comes amid reports Rachel Reeves could relax fiscal rules to unlock more clean energy spending

Arcane and outdated Treasury rules are hampering the UK's net zero transition, diluting crucial infrastructure investment, and risk handing a huge competitive advantage to China, the US, and EU. That...

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