Net zero: Are there any reasons for optimism in 2025?

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Credit: CISL / UK Corporate Leaders Group
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Credit: CISL / UK Corporate Leaders Group

Whatever the White House does, it won't change the market fundamentals driving the net zero transition, writes Beverley Cornaby, director of the UK Corporate Leaders Group

As we started 2025 witnessing flooding in Spain and the UK, and the devastating wildfires in the US, it's hard to be optimistic when these events underline that climate change is not a far-off future threat,...

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