BusinessGreen's most read stories of 2020

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From PPE and Presidential elections, to heat pumps and climate anxiety, here are our top ranking stories of the year

To describe 2020 as a rollercoaster year would be an understatement. The coronavirus pandemic has to date killed 1.77 million people worldwide, decimating economies and upending lives, while US politics...

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