Fresh wave of companies join White House climate pledge

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73 firms join American Business Act on Climate, backing strong Paris deal and pledging emissions reduction

Ben & Jerry's and Amazon are among the latest wave of US companies to back a pledge in support of a strong climate deal being struck at this month's Paris Summit. The White House yesterday announced...

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