Unions warn UK is lagging in pursuit of green economy

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New TUC report claims that while Germany employs half a million people in renewable energy the UK renewables workforce numbers 7,000

The TUC will today warn that the UK is in danger of falling behind its European counterparts in the development of a low carbon economy. In a new report due to be released at today's TUC Climate Change...

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