Business need to admit they can't go green without help

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Firms serious about tackling climate change must lobby for a proper science-based policy and regulatory environment, writes the Climate Majority's Rupert Read

A new year begins. The recent meeting of the annual international climate jamboree - the COP28 Climate Summit - drew to a close just a few weeks ago with the presidency hailing the final deal - the...

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