Low carbon industries
Glasgow City Development Plan, Published by Glasgow City Council in 2016, defines low carbon industries as: ‘…any businesses which have a minimal output of Greenhouse Gas emissions into the biosphere, but specifically refers to the greenhouse gas Carbon Dioxide.’
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