Category: European Union

Labour needs an ‘honest debate’ about Brexit damage, union warns

Unless Britain develops a closer relationship with the EU it will continue to haemorrhage investment and jobs, says the GMBThe leader of one of the country’s biggest unions has urged Labour to conduct an “honest debate” about the economic damage being …

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European countries pledge huge expansion of North Sea wind farms

Nine countries sign declaration to turn North Sea into ‘Europe’s biggest green power plant’Nine European countries have pledged to multiply the capacity of offshore wind farms in the North Sea by eight times current levels before 2050, turning it into …

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European countries pledge huge expansion of North Sea wind farms

Nine countries sign declaration to turn North Sea into ‘Europe’s biggest green power plant’Nine European countries have pledged to multiply the capacity of offshore wind farms in the North Sea by eight times current levels before 2050, turning it into …

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Labour planning £8bn green revolution for UK industry in deprived regions

National wealth fund is intended to pull in private investment and create thousands of new jobs in areas beyond the south-eastThe Labour party is planning to put the UK at the head of a worldwide green industrial revolution, with a massive US-style, pu…

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Labour planning £8bn Biden-style green energy revolution

Rachel Reeves to visit US to learn from senior Democrats about ambitious regional recovery planThe Labour party is planning to put the UK at the head of a worldwide green industrial revolution, with a massive US-style, public-private investment scheme …

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In the global race to dominate green technology, Britain is still tying its shoelaces

As the US, China and now the EU compete for the fruits of the green economy, the UK is hamstrung by Tory dogma, dither and delayThe United States is out of the blocks. The European Union is hurrying along the track. China is competing too. Here in dear…

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In the global race to dominate green technology, Britain is still tying its shoelaces

As the US, China and now the EU compete for the fruits of the green economy, the UK is hamstrung by Tory dogma, dither and delayThe United States is out of the blocks. The European Union is hurrying along the track. China is competing too. Here in dear…

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EU plans to loosen state aid rules to boost renewables investment

Proposed use of tax credits follows pressure to respond to Biden’s $369bn green subsidy scheme in USThe EU is stepping up its green subsidy race with the US through plans to loosen state aid rules on tax credits for renewable energy projects.European p…

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EU plans to loosen state aid rules to boost renewables investment

Proposed use of tax credits follows pressure to respond to Biden’s $369bn green subsidy scheme in USThe EU is stepping up its green subsidy race with the US through plans to loosen state aid rules on tax credits for renewable energy projects.European p…

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