Five climate lessons from John Ashton

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The UK's former Special Representative for Climate Change's five key lessons all business and political leaders should heed

Last night John Ashton, the UK's former Special Representative for Climate Change and now one of the world's most effective climate change campaigners, delivered a wide-ranging lecture on the challenges...

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