Wigley recommends reprieve for the Carbon Trust

James S Murray
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Chair of Green Investment Bank Commission insists reports saying he wants to axe the Carbon Trust "could not be further from the truth"

The chair of the Green Investment Bank (GIB) Commission, Bob Wigley, yesterday denied reports he had recommended the abolition of the Carbon Trust to help pay for the bank, insisting he was "hugely impressed"...

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