Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 Speech

The Right Honourable Rishi Sunak Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered his budget statement to the House of Commons outlining the UK’s Net Zero Strategy, indicating:

  • The ambitious UK Net Zero strategy is also an innovation strategy, investing £30bn to create the new, green industries of the future.
  • The UK become the 3rd largest issuer of sovereign green bonds with the issuance of it’s 2nd green bond
  • London recently named the best place in the world for green finance.
  • The new UK Infrastructure Bank announced its first ever investment with £107mn to support offshore wind in Teesside.
  • The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak will be hosting global finance ministers and businesses at COP26

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