Updated: Will the Carbon Trust get the chop?

James S Murray
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Reports claim the Carbon Trust and Technology Strategy Board will be axed as government seeks to raise £2bn to fund its new Green Investment Bank

The Carbon Trust looks set to be scrapped as the government seeks to identify £2bn worth of savings to fund the formation of its proposed Green Investment Bank. According to reports in The Sunday Times...

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