For miners and heavy industry carbon pricing can help cut climate emissions faster

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Tom Butler CEO of the International Council on Mining and Metals explains why the sector is keen to see carbon pricing schemes expanded - and fast

2018 Nobel Economics prize winner William Nordhaus has called on governments at the UN climate conference in Poland to rethink their approach to fighting climate change. He argues that there isn't enough...

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