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Zero-carbon goods and services must be at the heart of UK growth

Sam Unsworth, Grantham Research Institute on Climate and the Environment, LSE

29 October 2019 • 4 min read

The government can create opportunities for companies by strategically identifying where UK can be competitive across value chain, argues LSE Grantham Institute's Sam Unsworth

In the coming years the UK will be competing in a race between economies to become cleaner, smarter and more efficient. The prize? The lion's share of growing markets for zero-carbon goods and services....

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