'Queue for climate and nature': Business leaders convene in central London to call for bolder climate action from government

Cecilia Keating
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Participants in 'queue for nature and climate' pose for a photo on the Millenium Bridge | Credit: Cecilia Keating
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Participants in 'queue for nature and climate' pose for a photo on the Millenium Bridge | Credit: Cecilia Keating

Executives from Toast Ale, Aviva Investors, and Bupa among business leaders to take part in peaceful climate protest

Hundreds of businesspeople assembled on Millenium Bridge in central London this afternoon to urge the government to embrace bolder measures to help tackle the climate crisis. Professionals from the...

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