Updated: FTSE 100 firms' emission targets fall short of UK's carbon budget

James S Murray
clock • 3 min read

Emission targets from UK's carbon-intensive blue chip firms are out of synch with what is required to meet the government's carbon budgets

The carbon emission reduction targets adopted by the UK's largest firms remain well short of what is required if the UK is to meet the legally binding targets set out in its Climate Change Act. That...

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