Business leaders divided over call for global carbon price at Paris Climate Summit

Jessica Shankleman
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EXCLUSIVE: Industry lobbyists have raised concerns about competitiveness and the science of 2C target, according to documents seen by BusinessGreen

European industry lobbyists appear to have succeeded in removing a call for a "global" carbon pricing mechanism in a key document that will be handed out to speakers ahead of a major climate change summit...

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