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As the United Nations climate negotiations flounder, businesses are forging ahead with their own low-carbon standards. Have we passed a political tipping point for momentum on carbon action?

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  1. Åsa Persson and Johan Rockström are at the Stockholm Resilience Centre and the Stockholm Environment Institute, Kräftriket 2B, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden,

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