Can creating local clean tech 'clusters' help boost the UK's post-Brexit economy?

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Climate-KIC UK director Tom Mitchell says Britain has 'raw ingredients' to be a global green business leader

Edible water bottles, takeaway food delivery robots, biologically-reactive best before labels - these are just a few examples of innovative start-up companies boasting ideas that, once scaled, could offer...

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