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Brexit: Osborne pledges to cut corporation tax
2016-07-03 20:10:11| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Chancellor George Osborne plans to cut corporation tax to less than 15% to encourage businesses to still invest in the UK following the referendum vote.
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Brexit Puts UK Commitment to Paris Agreement in Doubt
2016-07-03 14:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: The UK government won high praise six months ago for taking a leading role in the successful Paris climate change agreement, the first legally binding commitment on curbing carbon emissions by all 195 United Nations countries. With the vote to leave the EU, the UK's future participation in that landmark accord is now in doubt. A plenary session at COP21 for the adoption of the Paris Agreement. More importantly, for the rest of the world, the Leave campaign's victory provides a fillip globally...
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'Pensions' delicate balance' post Brexit vote
2016-07-01 23:00:01| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Pensions Minister Ros Altmann says there is a "delicate balancing act" to maintain the strength of pension schemes amid the uncertainty of Brexit.
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How will Brexit affect climate change?
2016-07-01 19:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Dhaka Tribune: This last week has been a milestone in British history. After three months of campaigning, the British public finally lined up outside polling stations and crossed a box on ballot papers to have their voices heard (the first time, for many). After a tense night of vote counting and fancy graphics among news channels trying to deliver information and poll numbers to an anxious public, the result was "Brexit' -- a decision to leave the European Union after 43 years of membership. No doubt the...
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Brexit spells end to EU leadership in climate diplomacy
2016-07-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The words ''Knock out the toxic tonnes'' are seen on a giant ball during a protest by environmental activists in front of the European Parliament in Brussels February 23, 2015. Reuters/Francois Lenoir Britain's exit dashes the European Union's leadership ambitions on efforts to slow climate change, leaving the bloc on the sidelines while others endorse the global pact it championed to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Last week, EU environment ministers jointly called for action "as soon as possible"...
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