What do top CEOs want from COP29?

James Murray
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Group photo at the pre-COP meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan | Credit: COP29 Presidency
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Group photo at the pre-COP meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan | Credit: COP29 Presidency

Over 100 CEOs from many of the world’s largest companies have set out their wish list for the Baku Climate Summit - but are governments listening?

There is a school of thought common in conspiracist circles that governments are in hock to big business. 'Davos Man' dictates what he wants and governments rush to deliver. Like all the best myths, there...

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