Skills shortages, asthma inhalers and the Autumn Statement: BusinessGreen's most read stories of the week

BusinessGreen staff
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Skills shortages, asthma inhalers and the Autumn Statement: BusinessGreen's most read stories of the week

BusinessGreen rounds up the most widely read stories on the site this week

Government plans £4.5bn green manufacturing boost from 2025

Billions of pounds earmarked to support clean tech manufacturing industries, including electric vehicles, batteries, renewables, carbon capture, and hydrogen over the course of the next Parliament

- by Michael Holder (@michaelholder)
 

'Insufficient ambition and not enough action': UN warns world is on track for 3C of warming

UN's latest Emissions Gap Report warns that even if governments' decarbonisation goals are met the world is still facing around 2.5C of warming this century

- by James Murray (@James_BG)  

 

Autumn Statement: Hunt promises tax cuts and green growth

Tax breaks for capital investment welcomed by businesses, but campaigners accuse Chancellor of 'tinkering at the edges' and failing to match US and EU green industrial strategies

 - by James Murray (@James_BG)  

 

GSK hails low emission asthma inhaler breakthrough

Asthma inhalers account for almost half the pharma giant's carbon footprint, but a new formula promises to slash emissions from the technology by 90 per cent

- by James Murray (@James_BG)  


'Worrying picture': LinkedIn data points to worsening global green skills shortage

Green hiring continues to surge across multiple countries and industries, but requisite skills are struggling to keep pace with demand

- by Michael Holder (@michaelholder

 

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