'The next decade will determine our future': A business guide to IPCC's atlas of climate impacts and resilience

Michael Holder
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Climate resilient development is critical to maintaining a habitable planet, IPCC warns | Credit: iStock
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Climate resilient development is critical to maintaining a habitable planet, IPCC warns | Credit: iStock

An all you need to know guide for businesses to the IPCC’s guidebook on building climate resilience and adaptation

The IPCC - a group of thousands of the world's leading climate scientists convened by the UN - has released yet another blockbuster dossier on the state of the planet's climate. The terrifying information...

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