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May 2022
1h 11m

From Climate Law Maker to Superglued Law...

Michael Liebreich, Bryony Worthington
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Farhana Yamin is an international climate change lawyer, public speaker, author and social justice activist. Farhana is a Visiting Professor at the University of the Arts in London, Associate Research Fellow at Chatham House, Senior Adviser to SystemIQ and Co Coordinator of Camden Think and Do. Farhana has spent over three decades working in the climate sp ... Show More
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