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We want to deliver a green recovery in partnership with business and finance

Business Green

Countries across the globe have taken the extraordinary measures to shut down large swathes of their economies in order to combat the coronavirus public health emergency. And ahead of COP, we want to see investors take crucial actions, such as setting a target for net zero and publishing a clear transition plan on how to achieve this.

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'Grave and mounting threat': IPCC again raises alarm that climate impacts are proving worse than feared

Business Green

The scientific evidence is unequivocal: climate change is a threat to human wellbeing and the health of the planet," said Pörtner. Blagojevic said the UK had a responsibility as COP president to push the international community to respond to the report's warnings. The report confirms global temperatures are currently 1.1C