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Britain's switch to low-carbon energy could give a £21bn boost to the economy

Stephen Hall, University of Leeds and Jeffrey Hardy, Imperial College London, The Conversation

06 October 2017 • 4 min read

Stephen Hall and Jeffrey Hardy explore the sweeping economic benefits that could come with continued decarbonisation

To fight climate change and meet the Paris Agreement targets the world will need to rapidly switch from fossil fuels to renewable or nuclear energy. According to the International Energy Agency, this will...

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