Corporate Leaders praise Cameron for renewed climate commitment

James Murray
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Green business groups welcome Prime Minister's argument that action against climate change should be seen as an insurance policy, but warn more concrete action is needed

Several of the UK's leading green business groups have welcomed David Cameron's commitment to take action on climate change as a means of "insuring" against future climate-related disasters, praising his...

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