Green leaders call for end to 'policy vacuum'

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Cross-bench peer Lord Krebs and Green Alliance director Matthew Spencer call for urgent clarity on government's vision for a "greener Britain"

The crossbench peer Lord Krebs and Green Alliance director Matthew Spencer yesterday called on the government to take urgent action to address the UK's green policy "vacuum", arguing on-going uncertainty...

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