Episode nine: Kwasi Kwarteng MP, minister of state for business, energy and clean growth
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The UK Government recently announced plans for a green sovereign bond and a UK National Infrastructure Bank among other green finance commitments. Kwasi Kwarteng, minister of state for business, energy and clean growth, talks to the Green Finance Institute's Helen Avery and Ryan Jude about the role of green finance, the importance of a UK green recovery and the run-up to COP26.
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