Lord Bourne declares clean tech innovation 'crucial' to climate change battle

Madeleine Cuff
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Energy Minister reaffirms government commitment to supporting UK green technology sector, highlighting nuclear and offshore wind as key spending priorities

Investment in green innovation is "crucial" to tackling climate change, but the focus of public investment in research and development (R&D) should be on technologies that are "both cheap and green", Energy...

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