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<p>Clean growth is a key pillar of our industrial strategy. The low carbon sector
already brings significant benefits to the UK, employing over 230,000 people directly
and another 200,000 through supply chains. Within the sector, the UK has established
world-leading expertise in several areas of green technology, including offshore wind
and electric vehicles. Since 2012, over £56 billion has been invested in renewable
energy generation in the UK. In 2016, one in five battery electric cars sold in the
EU was made in the UK.</p><p>Certainty for the UK’s energy policy is provided by several
frameworks, including the Climate Change Act 2008. This established the UK’s 2050
target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% on 1990 levels and a supporting
framework of five year carbon budgets.</p>
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