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Net Zero: Business leaders urge EU to adopt 2050 'climate-neutral' goal

Michael Holder

Michael Holder

18 February 2019 • 4 min read

Major corporates, including Unilever, Heathrow Airport, Tesco, Coca-Cola Europe, join NGOs in calling on EU to endorse net zero vision

A coalition of major business leaders, including Unilever, Coca-Cola, Tesco, Heathrow Airport, EDF, and others, have urged EU ministers to throw their weight behind ambitions to build a net zero emission...

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