Low oil prices will not cancel out green economic gains

James S Murray
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Leading economist argues that even under a low oil price scenario UK can expect net GDP gains from delivering fourth carbon budget

A sustained period of low oil prices would erode some of the economic benefits that come with decarbonisation of the UK economy over the next 15 years, but it would not negate them altogether. That...

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