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InterviewsFebruary 1 2017

China pulls into lead for green investment

China is pulling ahead of Europe when it comes to investing in green projects, while president Donald Trump's scepticism towards climate change is risking the US's status in the field, author and professor Mariana Mazzucato tells Stefania Palma.
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A follower when it came to green innovation less than a decade ago, China is now leading the field. In 2015, its clean energy investment broke all records at $119.1bn – double that of the US, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. 

And while today companies and countries opt in or out of climate-friendly policies, soon this will no longer be optional, according to Mariana Mazzucato, economics professor at the University of Sussex.

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