CBI reveals tensions with BusinessEurope over climate policies

Jessica Shankleman
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WWF calls on trade association and businesses to follow in footsteps of Unilever and quit EU lobby group

The ongoing tensions between the CBI and Europe's largest trade group over climate change policies have been laid bare, after the UK group revealed how it frequently challenges BusinessEurope over its...

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