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Nov 2021
18m 25s

COP26: climate goals at stake in Glasgow

Financial Times
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https://www.ft.com/content/07579093-643e-4300-87c3-3b3e6b36526b


Gideon talks to Leslie Hook, the FT’s environment correspondent, about what to expect from the UN climate change conference in Glasgow. Will determination to give teeth to the Paris accord survive the global energy crisis?

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