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Global companies are still committing to protect the climate – and they’re investing big money in clean tech

  • Written by Lily Hsueh, Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Arizona State University
imageElectric delivery vehicles powered by renewable energy are helping several multinationals lower their emissions.Mustafa Hussain/Getty Images

The Trump administration has given corporations plenty of convenient excuses to retreat from their climate commitments, with its moves to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, roll back emissions regulations, and...

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