China's youth reveal 'startling' demand for low carbon goods

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New research from Carbon Trust argues firms should accelerate carbon footprinting strategies

Businesses have been urged to accelerate their environmental footprinting strategies to include emerging economies, after new research by the Carbon Trust revealed young people in China could hold the...

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