Exports responsible for a third of China's carbon emissions

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Third study this year claims Western firms responsible for sizable chunk of Chinese greenhouse gas emissions

The case for firms to address the carbon impact of their international supply chains has strengthened further following the publication of the third study in the last six weeks highlighting the extent...

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