Government plans £4.5bn green manufacturing boost from 2025

Michael Holder
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Nissan's car factory in Sunderland | Credit: Nissan
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Nissan's car factory in Sunderland | Credit: Nissan

Billions of pounds earmarked to support clean tech manufacturing industries, including electric vehicles, batteries, renewables, carbon capture, and hydrogen over the course of the next Parliament

The government has pledged to spend more than £4.5bn during the next Parliament through a series of green grant programmes designed to boost domestic manufacturing capacity in strategic sectors, such as...

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