'An atlas of human suffering': Top figures react to IPPC's latest climate warning

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Green figures have called for accelerated action to dearbonise while also building resilience to climate change | Credit: iStock
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Green figures have called for accelerated action to dearbonise while also building resilience to climate change | Credit: iStock

Business leaders, economists, politicians, climate experts, green groups and more react to yet another dire warning from climate scientists

Thousands of the world's leading climate scientists, after over three years of work, today delivered yet another landmark report on the state of the climate and ecological emergency the world now faces....

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