EU clean tech sector losing ground to China and Japan

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Falling levels of investment and policy instability allowing countries to overtake European pioneers, EY warns

Europe is in danger of losing its place at the top table of the global low carbon market as investment and policy incentives hand the impetus to China and Japan, a new analysis from consultancy giant EY...

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