Industry lobbyists 'trying to undermine' Paris Climate Summit

Jessica Shankleman
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EXCLUSIVE: Leaked documents reveal how Cefic sought to water down green proposals for the Paris Business & Climate Summit, while raising concerns about industrial competitiveness

Industry lobbyists could yet succeed in watering down some of the key messages to be presented at next week's Paris Business & Climate summit, sparking fears the high profile event will fail to adequately...

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