Anti-climate agreement business lobby exposed

Sydney Morning Herald

Research by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has revealed the extent of the global business lobby working against agreement to fight climate change by taxing big polluters. The study, covering Australia, China, the United States, Canada, India, Japan, Belgium and Brazil, found thousands of lobbyists are being employed to pressure governments not to impose strong national climate change laws and also to slow progress on any international agreement.

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