Climate advisers tell firms, government to pull up their socks

CTV Montreal - April 27

Ottawa's advisers on environment and the economy may have lost all their funding, but they're not about to retreat quietly.

The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy was told in the federal budget that it had one year left to live.

But until its funding runs out, president David McLaughlin says he will continue to issue its reports as usual, detailing how climate change is affecting the economy, and what governments and business should do about it.

To that end, the advisory body issued a report this morning warning that most businesses are woefully unprepared for the inevitable effects of climate change that are creeping up on them. ... Click here to read more.