Coalition is waving the white flag on green ambitions

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Shadow Energy Minister Huw Irranca-Davies says the government must step up its ambitions for green jobs, growth and the environment

The recent UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report counters the popular myths that investment in green energy, jobs and green economic growth is wasteful. Instead, it puts the case that more jobs and a...

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