UN Climate Chief: Climate action is 'really about growth'

James Murray
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Simon Stiell at the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai / Credit: COP28/Kiara Worth
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Simon Stiell at the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai / Credit: COP28/Kiara Worth

Simon Stiell urges governments to deliver bold national climate action plans that can provide "an antidote to economic uncertainty"

A new wave of ambitious climate policies can help ease trade tensions, boost investment, and act as "an antidote to economic uncertainty", according to UN climate chief Simon Stiell. Speaking today...

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