How to get a Republican to take climate change seriously, and other lessons from the US green economy

Jessica Shankleman
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In the run up to the Paris climate summit, BusinessGreen toured four US states to learn more about how they are nurturing their green economies

Last month I was lucky enough to participate in a two-week tour of the US organised by the State Department that was designed to highlight how the country's green economy and climate policy landscape is...

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