UK must become global leader in tackling climate crisis, says CBI
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Carolyn Fairbairn calls for more green jobs to help economy recover from Covid-19
Britain needs to step up and become a global leader in climate action, creating a number of green jobs and boosting productivity to help the economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic, the CBI will say on Monday.
Launching the organisation's green recovery roadmap", the CBI's director-general, Carolyn Fairbairn, will call on the government to take ambitious steps nationally and use the rest of this year to reignite global efforts to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
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