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Office for National Statistics HQ in Pimlico, London | Credit: iStock
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Office for National Statistics HQ in Pimlico, London | Credit: iStock

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The government claims the re-shaping of the British economy to meet climate goals will create two million "green" jobs by 2030. And it has been at pains to insist that the move away from polluting energy,...

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