Trade war would harm the environment, warns UN green chief

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Donald Trump's punitive tariffs and the reaction could undermine global cooperation and slow the transition to a sustainable world, says Erik Solheim

A global trade war would damage efforts to combat climate change, protect the environment and fight poverty, according to the UN's environment chief. In recent weeks Donald Trump's US has baited China...

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