Report: Value of UK renewables and clean tech sector could double to £46bn by 2035

Michael Holder
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A Future Biogas anaerobic digestion plant | Credit: Future Biogas
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A Future Biogas anaerobic digestion plant | Credit: Future Biogas

Annual state of the industry report from the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology bemoans the UK’s 'patchy and unreliable' green policy environment

The UK's renewable energy and clean technology sectors could see their collective market value more than double to £46bn over the next 12 years, but only if the government brings an end to its "patchy...

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