COP25: Diving into the first Blue COP

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The topic may have flown under the radar for years, but COP25 is trying to push ocean health - and why it matters for businesses - up the global agenda

This article is adapted from GreenBiz's newsletter VERGE Weekly, running Wednesdays. Subscribe here. This week, at COP25 in Spain, there's a new tide of global awareness rising about the critical role...

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