In 2020, the stakes in the climate fight have never been higher

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Can the progress unlocked in 2019 drive emissions cuts in 2020? It has to, argues Eliot Whittington of the Corporate Leaders Group

Last year was transformative to the climate conversation, and this year marks the run up to another moment where the global struggle to bring our impact on our atmosphere under control should take another...

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