UK insurers call for public-private partnerships to help unlock green investment

Michael Holder
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Clearer, long-term UK infrastructure strategies and public-private partnerships could help close net zero investment gap, according to Association of British Insurers

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has called for wider use of public-private partnership models to help drive an estimated £100bn of investment unlocked by post-Brexit financial reforms towards...

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