Global Briefing: Norway eyes 70-75 per cent CO2 cuts by 2035 in draft climate plan

Stuart Stone
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Norway has become the latest nation to draft a new climate plan as part of its obligations under the Paris Agreement, through which it has proposed new overarching targets for the Nordic nation to reduce...

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