Party insists it remains fully committed to borrowing to invest in UK green economy if it wins next election, but acknowledges it will not achieve £28bn target until second half of Parliament
The CBI reckons the UK has lost out on £4.3bn of green growth to its European competitors, making bolder climate action an open goal for a Labour Party that is looking to woo business leaders
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves promises a Labour government would be 'pro-worker, pro-business, and pro-climate'
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves sets out intention to become the first ‘green chancellor’ as shadow business secretary Ed Miliband announces Labour would prioritise ‘climate justice and economic justice’
Reeves is trying to use the role to reform the UK’s private audit sector, recently hit by a series of scandals including Carillion