Friday, May 01, 2015

£120 bn industry ignored by the UK election campaign

Doug Parr, policy director at Greenpeace, hit the nail on the head when he said "politicians are stuck in the past and failing to see the future potential of green businesses". No doubt there are a few exceptions, but generally it is a lamentable state of affairs.

 A technician raises maintenance equipment on to a wind turbine at the Scroby Sands facility near Great Yarmouth. Photograph: Bloomberg via Getty Images