Bill Clinton: Latest climate science report is 'urgent wake-up call'

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Former president says report shows need to transform global energy system, but Eastern European countries dismiss zero emission target

Former United States President Bill Clinton has issued a rallying call for countries to agree to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the century, backing the findings of a landmark climate...

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