Climate revenue soars 75 per cent as businesses lead global warming fight

James S Murray
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HSBC predicts global revenue from climate change-related products and services will hit $2 trillion a year by 2020

Global revenue at firms providing climate change-related products and services grew by a record 75 per cent during 2008 to $530bn (£324bn), making the fast-growing sector larger than the aerospace and...

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