Flood-threatened Maldives pledges to go carbon neutral

James S Murray
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Archipelago at risk of being wiped out by rising sea levels lays down calls on richer nations to follow suit and decarbonise their economies

The Maldives plan will involve the installation of 155 wind turbines The president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, threw down the gauntlet to rich nations yesterday, announcing plans for the Indian...

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