Study: Chemicals industry's clean tech push still falling short of Paris goals

James Murray
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Major report from CDP reveals chemicals industry is generating huge revenues from low carbon transition, but is still struggling to deliver deep emissions cuts

The chemicals industry remains a huge source of global greenhouse gas emissions and is struggling to put itself on an emissions reduction trajectory that is compatible with the goals of the Paris Agreement....

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