UK green recovery: Making it 'just' and making it happen

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The UK is on the cusp of the biggest economic restructuring since the 1980s - but this time it must be managed far more fairly, writes WSP's Jim Coleman

The Covid-19 pandemic has seriously impacted the UK economy. National GDP fell by 20.4 per cent earlier this year - the worst performance of any G7 country - and many sectors have suffered. Retail, hospitality...

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