Climate Business (documentary)

When BusinessEurope gathered together the Brussels' business world to discuss climate change, protecting economic growth was high on the agenda. But not everyone attending the conference thought that the business community were the right people to come up with the solutions to the climate crisis. Watch what happened on CEO TV - and see what the business delegates are asking for. Trailer: Climate Business (trailer) Full documentary (29 minutes in HD): Climate Business

When BusinessEurope gathered together the Brussels' business world to discuss climate change, protecting economic growth was high on the agenda. But not everyone attending the conference thought that the business community were the right people to come up with the solutions to the climate crisis. Watch what happened on CEO TV - and see what the business delegates are asking for. Trailer: Climate Business (trailer) Full documentary (29 minutes in HD): Climate Business

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