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Businesses worth $1tr call on governments to pursue 'full phase-out of unabated fossil fuels'

23 October 2023 • 4 min read

Businesses worth $1tr call on governments to pursue 'full phase-out of unabated fossil fuels'

Leading firms urge world leaders to strike deal at COP28 Climate Summit to rapidly phase down coal, oil, and gas production

More than 130 of the world's largest businesses have called on world leaders to commit to phasing out unabated fossil fuels at the COP28 Climate Summit, warning that their operations were already feeling...

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