Last week, Boris Johnson fired the starting pistol on the UK’s sprint to net zero. Huge spending commitments for wind power and pledges to back science and innovation to deliver a green recovery for Britain backed up a bold idea — that UK tech has a truly central role to play in halting climate change.
Opinion
October 14, 2020
It’s the UK’s chance to lead the cleantech revolution
As coronavirus disrupts ‘normal life,’ we are also presented with an opening — to take on the climate emergency.
Charmian Love and Stephen Kelly
4 min read
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