UN climate chief warns 'the alarm is blaring, from every direction'

James Murray
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UN climate chief warns 'the alarm is blaring, from every direction'

Simon Stiell urges governments to ramp up response to wave of climate impacts hitting Europe, North Africa, Asia, and South America

The UN's climate chief Simon Stiell yesterday reiterated his call for governments and businesses to accelerate decarbonisation efforts and ramp up investment in climate resilience, as the latest wave of...

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