From carbon prices to Brexit risks: Five things we learned from the Business and Climate Summit

Michael Holder
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Green corporate leaders were in London this week for the annual Business and Climate Summit, and for all the turmoil in the UK economy they were in good spirits

It has certainly been a busy week. As well as the fallouts from the EU referendum and the Fifth Carbon Budget announcement, the second annual Business and Climate Summit took place in London with appearances...

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