Multinationals urge governments to deliver global climate policy

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Influential business coalition releases policy roadmap urging tougher action on climate change ahead of this week's IPCC meeting

A group of 46 of the world's largest companies has called on governments to deliver a clear international policy framework to combat climate change, including a global emissions trading mechanism, new...

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