Sustainable energy: 20 years in three questions

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E4tech's David Hart argues that nothing shows the sustainability sector's evolution better than shift in questions asked about it

1997 seems like a long time ago. Tony Blair was just taking office, the first Harry Potter book was fresh on the shelves and the UK was generating just under two per cent of its electricity from renewable...

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