Has the global green economy reached the tipping point it has been waiting for?

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AECOM's Robert Spencer argues the momentum created by the Paris Agreement should usher in a new era of greener infrastructure

While momentum for carbon pricing was building well before COP21, the Paris Agreement undoubtedly marked a tipping point in global support for using a price on carbon to help cut emissions. Indeed, on...

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