COP25 Overnight Briefing: Can Greta's arrival spark life into Paris Agreement talks?

Michael Holder
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Hopes are high that Greta Thunberg's arrival in Madrid can deliver some urgency for Paris Agreement talks that have shown slow progress so far

It feels like a long wait, but the blockbuster moment which everyone at this year's UN climate summit everyone had been eagerly anticipating has finally arrived. After a long journey across the Atlantic...

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