'Now is the time to future-proof our economy': Trade Secretary hails £20bn in green investment

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Kemi Badenoch to highlight surge in clean energy investment at Green Trade and Investment Expo in Gateshead

Kemi Badenoch may have spent the summer questioning the merits of the net zero transition, but today she will tell a business audience about the £20bn of green investment the government has helped secure...

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