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Two-thirds of UK businesses believe it would be a mistake for the government to exclude international aviation and shipping emissions from climate change law, according to research from an environmental campaign group.
Friends of the Earth's survey found that many of the FTSE 100 and 250 firms polled believed the government could get the green legislation wrong.
More than half (57 per cent) think the proposed law will give the country's businesses and investors the confidence to invest in low carbon technologies.
And half (50 per cent) said the law would give the UK a competitive advantage by making it one of the first low carbon economies in the world.
Friends of the Earth director, Tony Juniper, said: "Let's hope MPs heed this warning from businesses and vote for a stronger climate change law when they get the chance this summer.
"Top UK companies know a strong law is good for business and leaving emissions from international aviation and shipping out of it is both a glaring oversight and grossly unfair - like going on a diet but failing to count the calories from chocolate."
A Committee of Public Accounts report said last month that the Carbon Trust is not doing enough to convince businesses to reduce their carbon emissions.
Chairman Edward Leigh MP said the trust "can surely do a lot better" and added that EU laws might be preventing the trust from approaching public bodies and large businesses.
