COP 19: Filipino diplomat goes on hunger strike to demand climate progress

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Philippines climate negotiator, Yeb Sano, calls for real action from Warsaw Summit in wake of devastating super typhoon

The Philippines' Climate Change Commissioner broke down in tears at the start of United Nations climate change talks in Warsaw today, pledging to fast for the duration of the two-week summit unless a meaningful...

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