Business news for Sat, 22 Dec 2007 & with word dramatic. 2 news.

You get optimism when you listen to true believers on the need for dramatic progress on global warming: people like Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Jack Layton and newly elected Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, and enlightened business leaders like Jeffrey Immelt of General Electric Co., Rick George of Suncor Energy Inc. and Chuck Bunch of PPG Industries Inc., CEOs of major carbon-dioxide emitters all.

Emap has performed a dramatic U-turn by agreeing to sell its business publishing arm to Guardian Media Group and buyout firm Apax for just over ?1bn in cash.