UK green economy has shrunk since 2014

Conservative government critics blame Treasury's dramatic cut in subsidiesBritain's green economy has shrunk since 2014, heightening concerns that the government will miss targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions by the middle of the decade.The number of people employed in the "low carbon and renewable energy economy" declined by more than 11,000 to 235,900 between 2014 and 2018, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Green businesses fared little better, seeing their numbers drop from an estimated 93,500 to 88,500 over the same four-year period. Continue reading...