How to fight the climate change backlash

James S Murray
clock • 6 min read

The so-called climategate scandal has reignited opposition to the low-carbon economy, and it is time business leaders fought back

The backlash is upon us. In many ways it was to be expected. On their own, the failure of the Copenhagen Summit to deliver on expectations; the undoubtedly orchestrated campaign to discredit climate...

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