Businesses should try to slash their greenhouse gas emissions by two per cent a year if they want to deliver on long-term reduction targets.

That is the conclusion of a study by the Carbon Trust Standard (CTS) presented in London yesterday, which examines the impact on businesses of UK legislation requiring the country to cut its emissions 20 per cent by 2020 against a 1990 base line.

The study, entitled Carbon reduction to 2020: A fair share for business?, analysed a wide range of carbon data in a bid to help firms understand the financial and marketing benefits that can be realised by businesses that strive to cut carbon.

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