Five ways CEO pay could be accelerating climate change

Madeleine Cuff
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Over-inflated executive pay in fossil fuel sector encourages reckless behaviour that puts climate at risk, argues US think tank

It is generally agreed that misplaced pay incentives were one cause of the reckless investment and management practices that led to the 2008 global financial crash. And although the super-sized bonuses...

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