Investors seeking positives in these bleak times can reach for green infrastructure.
The phrase is on the lips of politicians from Asia to the UK, the US and European Union, as countries pursue massive, unprecedented fiscal spending to drive the economic recovery from the ravages of Covid-19. Green infrastructure investment is now emerging in earnest as a response to the economic damage wrought by coronavirus because it satisfies several needs. It helps countries meet climate pledges, offers on-going national dividends and supports employment - 730,000 UK jobs have been lost alone since lockdown as companies lay off workers and freeze hiring. Looked at closely, gre...
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