CBI bids farewell to the Burns' philosophy

James Murray
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The departure of Digby Jones and the launch of a new climate change task force suggests the influential business group's approach to climate change is maturing

For years the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has firmly adhered to the environmental philosophy of the world's leading fictional industrialist, The Simpsons' C. Montgomery Burns. Namely that...

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