Could offering lower interest rates to green projects help keep net zero on track?

Cecilia Keating
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Could offering lower interest rates to green projects help keep net zero on track?

The Bank of England is facing calls to introduce a secondary interest rate for green borrowing required to reduce the UK’s reliance on fossil gas driving the energy crisis

The Bank of England is facing calls to revamp its credit policy for banks that lend to green projects, amid concern that rising interest rates could hamper sorely-needed green investment to help shield...

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