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Christiana Figueres led the UNFCCC from 2010 to 2016 | Credit: Jimena Mateo
Former UN climate head cites past efforts of slave traders to 'self-justify' their actions, as she argues history will not look kindly on oil and gas companies' continued failure to accelerate decarbonisation efforts
Oil and gas companies are making "no effort to get on the right side of history", with their failure to adequately respond to the climate crisis at risk of being viewed by future generations as "impossible...
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