COP23: Nicola Sturgeon urges world leaders to move from climate targets to climate action

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Scotland's First Minister urges nations, regions and businesses to step up emissions reduction efforts at UN climate summit

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today joined other world leaders at the COP23 UN climate change summit in calling on nations to urgently address the existing gap between current emissions reduction...

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