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Ditching 'degrowth': Bertrand Piccard calls for revamp of the climate lexicon

Roger Harrabin

20 October 2023 • 4 min read

Ditching 'degrowth': Bertrand Piccard calls for revamp of the climate lexicon

EXCLUSIVE: The adventurer and entrepreneur is advising the COP28 presidency on how language should be tweaked to help inspire climate action

The solar pioneer, innovator, and environmentalist Bertrand Piccard has revealed he is offering advice to COP President-designate Sultan Al-Jaber on how to revolutionise the language of climate change....

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