UK businesses can unlock growth with green exports, says CBI

Lobby group publishes vision' for decarbonising economy and creating 240,000 jobs

British businesses have the opportunity to create 240,000 low-carbon jobs and boost green exports by billions of pounds to radically transform the UK economy over the next decade, the CBI has said.

The UK's foremost business lobby group said businesses across the country stood to gain from an early mover advantage" by leading a campaign to decarbonise the global economy to avoid a climate meltdown.