What does the falling pound mean for the green economy?

Cecilia Keating
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What does the falling pound mean for the green economy?

BusinessGreen talks to green business and finance experts about how the slump in sterling might impact businesses and investors driving the UK's transition to a low carbon economy

The pound fell to a 37-year low against the US dollar on Monday as international investors reacted to the tax-cutting spree set out in Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's 'mini budget'. The government's plan to...

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