The Carbon Trust : Britain’s business leaders believe the UK is lagging behind Germany in the race to capitalise on green business opportunities.
A Carbon Trust investigation reveals that three times as many top UK decision makers believe Germany is better prepared than Britain to take advantage of the £3.2 trillion global environmental market. The research coincides with the launch of a new Carbon Trust ‘Green Growth’ campaign backed by business leaders including; Ian Cheshire of Kingfisher; Lord Sharman of Aviva; Mark Elborne of GE, and Richard Evans of Pepsico UK & Ireland.CEO of the Carbon Trust, Tom Delay said: “Green growth is the only show in town. No other sector can drive the recovery. The consequences of British