The Government published its annual report last week lauding the growth in the UK’s green economy – apparently the green goods and services market is now worth £122bn and the low carbon economy now employs almost one million people. Impressive figures by any measurement, particularly since the sector is reported to have grown by 4.7 per cent against the2009/10 figure of £116.8bn. Not bad in the current climate.

The numbers were so impressive I went to take a quick look at them and as alway...