Adapting to 4C of global warming

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Emma Howard Boyd's speech to the Committee on Climate Change's Adapting to 3C+ of global warming conference

Before I start my speech, I'd like to add my condolences to the Committee on Climate Change and everyone who knew Professor Dame Georgina Mace. Georgina's work assessing the impacts of climate change...

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