Official: UK low carbon sectors growing at almost treble the rate of the wider economy

James Murray
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Bulletin from the Office of National Statistics confirms UK low carbon and renewable energy economy grew five per cent in 2016, outpacing the 1.8 per cent growth of the wider economy

The green economy is continuing to provide one of the major economic bright spots for the UK, according to new figures from the Office of National Statistics that show the growth rate for low carbon and...

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