'The UK is moving into reverse gear': How underpowered industrial policy is diluting net zero economic gains

Cecilia Keating
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'The UK is moving into reverse gear': How underpowered industrial policy is diluting net zero economic gains

New report urges government to ramp up policy support for the key green industries that can unlock jobs and drive investment

Underpowered industrial policy and inadequate state investment in green manufacturing is set to seriously hamper the UK's future economic growth, think tank IPPR has warned. In a report published this...

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