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The social implications of the UK’s energy transition are rising to the top of the climate agenda. In this commentary for the Just Transition Finance Lab, Nick Robins sets out the policy and investment levers that are needed to ensure that fossil fuel phase-out and clean energy expansion go hand in hand with good jobs and stronger communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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