How the UK climbed back into the top five most attractive renewables markets

Michael Holder
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EY's annual league table sees UK climb two places after wave of supportive policy measures for wind and solar in 2020

On the same day as the government announced plans to secure 12GW of new renewables capacity, the UK climbed back into the list of the world's top five most attractive markets for investing in renewable...

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