Show Notes
What do current events in the Middle East mean for the clean energy sector? How can vulnerability to fossil fuel shocks be reduced? Ulrik Fugmann, Environmental Strategies Group Co-Head, talks to Investment Insights Centre Co-Head Andy Craig about recent ‘tectonic’ shifts such as Europe’s Strategic Infrastructure Investment Fund and the possibility of US wind and solar tax credits being reinstated.
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