Clean Growth Strategy: How will it impact investment in the low carbon economy?

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The Clean Growth Strategy marks an important step forward for the UK's low carbon economy, but the extent to which it will increase private investment varies across sectors, argues the Aldersgate Group's Nick Molho

The UK government recently published its long-awaited Clean Growth Strategy. It sets out 50 headline policies and proposals to cut emissions and grow low carbon investments across the economy. A critical...

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