Chief execs call on Cameron to end carbon budget uncertainty

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Top execs at Shell, Unilever, BT, EDF Energy, and Kingfisher amongst those urging Prime Minister to leave the fourth carbon budget alone

Chief executives at some of the UK's largest companies have today written to Prime Minister David Cameron, urging him to confirm the government will not water down the fourth carbon budget ahead of an...

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