Report: Just 100 companies responsible for 70 per cent of emissions since 1988

Madeleine Cuff
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New study uncovers the powerful role of fossil fuel producers in driving climate change over the last 28 years, as pressure grows on the so-called 'Carbon Majors' to clean up their act

Climate change, a phenomena that threatens to radically change the lives of millions of people around the world, has been drastically accelerated by the activities of just 100 powerful companies that oversee...

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