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ViewpointFebruary 14 2011

UK low-carbon sector let down by banks and state, says scientist

Sir David King, former chief scientific advisor to the UK government, believes the UK's policy-makers and financiers fail to support its promising low-carbon sector. The Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, which he heads, is working to change that.
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UK low-carbon sector let down by banks and state, says scientistSir David King, head of the Smith school of Enterprise and the Environment

When The Banker first interviewed Sir David King in 2008, he had just been appointed the inaugural head of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment.

Based at Oxford University, the institute's brief was to break down the barriers between academia and business in the transition to a low-carbon economy. One aim was to facilitate a better flow of capital to companies pioneering such technologies.

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