UK's small businesses emerge as clean energy champions

Madeleine Cuff
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A tenth of firms already generate their own energy, but the Federation of Small Businesses warns government must do more to help small firms go green in order to hit UK carbon targets

The UK's small businesses have thrown their weight behind the UK's low-carbon transition, with new research released today from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) revealing more than a quarter of...

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