Can businesses really set science-based carbon targets for a 1.5C world?

Michael Holder
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BT's head of sustainable business policy Gabrielle Ginér discusses how setting science-based target compatible with keeping temperature increases below 1.5C might work in practice

Setting science-based targets for carbon reduction is a relatively new concept, but it has quickly gained traction among the greener members of the business community over the past couple of years...

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