CBI head laments 'frustrating' wait for clarity on UK's net zero policy frameworks

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CBI director-general Rain Newton-Smith | Credit: CBI
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CBI director-general Rain Newton-Smith | Credit: CBI

Britain’s biggest business group to warn that 'mixed messages' from government pose threat to prospective investment in UK's green economy

Businesses and investors are "desperate to invest" in the UK's clean energy revolution, but despite the new government's commitment to accelerating decarbonisation efforts far greater policy clarity and...

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