Inside the auto industry's push to become a driver of 'green growth'

Cecilia Keating
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A car is assambled at Nissan's plant in Sunderland | Credit: Nissan
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A car is assambled at Nissan's plant in Sunderland | Credit: Nissan

25 years on from its first ever sustainability report, the SMMT argues the sector should be at the heart of Labour's 'green growth' agenda

The UK's auto industry has today revealed a halving of carbon emissions from car plants over the last 25 years, as it insisted it stands ready to "drive the UK's green growth agenda" in partnership with...

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