Sir Richard Branson: Ditch carbon emissions by 2050

Will Nichols
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Entrepreneur among prominent business leaders calling for global net zero emissions target

Countries should aim to rid the world's economy of carbon emissions by the middle of the century, Sir Richard Branson and other leading business figures have today said. The group, known as the B Team,...

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