'The hard work to deliver starts today': Business leaders welcome UAE Consensus

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Image credit: COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber brings down the gavel in yesterday's plenary | Credit: UNFCCC, Flickr
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Image credit: COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber brings down the gavel in yesterday's plenary | Credit: UNFCCC, Flickr

COP28 climate accord must now shape more ambitious national policies that can enable investment in green solutions, business groups warn

Business leaders have welcomed the outcome of the COP28 Climate Summit, predicting the historic agreement sealed by countries yesterday could catalyse private sector investment in clean technologies and...

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