Are fossil fuel companies failing in their legal duty to report climate risk?

Madeleine Cuff
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Group of non-profits issue an open letter to Financial Reporting Council calling for greater scrutiny of climate risk reporting from fossil fuel companies

Fossil fuel companies are failing in their legal duty to address climate risk in their financial reports, according to a group of non-profits. ClientEarth, The Carbon Tracker Initiative, CDP and the...

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