Politicians' green rhetoric spells corporate confusion

James S Murray
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Politicians owe it to business leaders to be clearer on how they plan to limit carbon emissions

How long is the lag time between political rhetoric and action? Years, months, weeks, decades? It is a question that will have been vexing many business leaders the world over these past few weeks...

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