EU energy policy uncertainty deterring green investment, peers warn
House of Lords committee says clear post-2020 energy strategy needed to draw pension funds and insurance companies into supporting €1trn of European energy projects
"Inertia and uncertainty" over EU energy policy is preventing institutional investors supporting desperately needed clean energy projects, a House of Lords committee will warn today. Around €1trn of...
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