'Green Day': The green economy reacts

BusinessGreen staff
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Are today's announcements 'a weak and feeble groundhog day of re-announcements' or an impressive strategy to 'extend our head-start in developing the industries of the future'?

In a hotly-anticipated bonanza of climate and environmental policy announcements that the UK government insists it is not now calling 'Green Day', a revamped Net Zero Strategy is set to be published today...

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