CBI president: Brexit would put renewables 'back in the operating theatre'

Michael Holder
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EU membership crucial for UK renewable energy sector, CBI's Paul Drechsler tells BusinessGreen

Leaving the EU would cause a "severe economic shock" that would put the UK renewable energy sector "back into the operating theatre" following years of gradual recovery from the last global financial crash,...

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