UK needs Dragons’ Den approach to investing in net zero, says thinktank

The UK risks falling behind the US and EU in transitioning to a net zero economy unless the government increases green investment by creating a national investment fund and taking a stake in future companies, according to the left-leaning Institute for Public Policy Research. The thinktank proposes a Dragons' Den approach to supporting enterprises and highlights the need for a strategic industrial policy to drive the net zero transition.

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