The UK should invest in clean energy to boost business and security

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The UK government must be careful not to forget the low carbon economy, which is already generating growth and opportunities, writes We Mean Business CEO María Mendiluce

Economics and geopolitics are complicated right now. That the Chancellor Rachel Reeves placed defence and growth front and centre of this week's Spring Statement is understandable. Yet the government must...

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