Jane Gaston: 'We need to stop using the term 'green''

Stuart Stone
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Jane Gaston: 'We need to stop using the term 'green''

Net Zero North West's CEO explains why climate action is more cost-effective than doing nothing, and argues the most exciting clean tech innovations are those 'we don't even know exist'

In October, Jane Gaston left her role as director of clean energy specialist Peel take over as chief executive of industry collective Net Zero North West – a cluster of companies working to decarbonise...

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