Davos business leaders urge global support for Copenhagen Accord

James S Murray
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With a flurry of submissions to the Copenhagen Accord expected over the next few days, business groups signal their support for ambitious emission targets

Some of the world's most powerful businesses have today called on world leaders gathered at the World Economic Forum in Davos to embrace the Copenhagen Accord and use it to spur a "race to the top" that...

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