Over 80 top UK businesses call on Prime Minister to deliver 'coherent' climate strategy

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Boris Johnson has been urged to do more to tackle climate crisis
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Boris Johnson has been urged to do more to tackle climate crisis

Ahead of COP 26, many of the UK's biggest companies have today warned Boris Johnson he has a 'limited window' to show genuine climate leadership

Over 80 of the UK's leading businesses, including high profile brands such as Tesco, BT, Santander, and Heathrow, have today urged the Prime Minister to move swiftly to deliver a more coherent climate...

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