How Labour’s £28bn green pledge could deliver beyond climate
As shadow ministers question the opposition’s green spending plans, experts have plenty of ideas on where to invest.
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India Bourke
India Bourke is the New Statesman and Spotlight's environment correspondent. She writes on issues such as nature restoration, climate justice and water pollution, and interviews leading green thinkers and writers. You can find her writing in the Spotlight and Environment sections.
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