Macquarie Group: You need as much renewables as you can get hold of

James Murray
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The banking giant reportedly behind one of the bids for the Green Investment Bank reveals why it thinks the UK is such an attractive market for clean energy investment

Business and celebrity journalism do not have a lot in common, but occasionally there are echoes. Just as showbiz publicists will often let it be known their client will not answer questions on their latest...

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