Budget 2017: Green announcements at a glance

Michael Holder
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BusinessGreen brings you the definitive green economy guide to the Autumn Budget

Following the Clean Growth Strategy launch in October and subsequent positive noises made by the UK government at the COP23 UN climate change summit over the past fortnight, anticipation among green businesses...

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