No mention of green issues by Rachel Reeves, but her silence comes as a relief

Fact that chancellor swerved climate crisis and net zero targets suggests sector has avoided the axe for now

The climate crisis, the UK's target of reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions and the green economy received not a single mention in Rachel Reeves's spring statement on Wednesday.

To green experts, this absence came almost as a relief, given that the chancellor was taking an axe to so many other aspects of public spending. There are still no guarantees that green investment will not be quietly cut in the near future.