The IPCC Synthesis Report: Ten key takeaways for business

Cecilia Keating
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Farming must undergo a major transformation to deliver net zero | Credit: iStock
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Farming must undergo a major transformation to deliver net zero | Credit: iStock

From the growing pressure to pull forward net zero targets to the case for carbon removals, BusinessGreen explores the key lessons from the latest IPCC report

The latest report published yesterday by the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) makes for bleak reading, with its warnings of spiralling temperatures, frequent and extreme weather events,...

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