Major UK firms on course for 'disorderly' green transition, study warns

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University of Exeter and J O Hambro Capital Management publish results of corporate emissions forecasting model, warning more action is needed to meet net zero goals

Major UK companies are making progress in cutting greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), but a sharp increase in the pace of decarbonisation is still required if international climate goals are to be met and...

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