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Major corporates urge EU to put net zero at heart of Covid-19 recovery plans

Michael Holder

Michael Holder

28 April 2020 • 5 min read

European Corporate Leaders Group joins EU's independent green finance advisory panel in calling for green coronavirus recovery plan

EU leaders must reaffirm their ambition to build a net zero economy by 2050 and put decarbonisation and green jobs at the core of their coronavirus recovery strategy, leading green business coalition the...

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