As Paul Polman, Unilever's new chief executive, puts it: "We can't wait for governments to fix these problems - witness the failure of Copenhagen. Industry needs to step up."
Positive steps on climate change are starting to emerge from world leaders - but not at COP16
The one advantage that the Canc ú n COP16 summit holds is that there should be no great hangover if it proves to be another failure.
2 December 2010 23:00 GMT
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25 November 2012 15:14 GMT