Why anyone who cares about climate action should have Georgia on their mind

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As Andrew Warren argues, the high profile re-run election for Georgia's two Senate seats could yet determine the direction of US - and by extension global - climate efforts for years to come

Everyone now knows that, come January 20, America will have a new President, Joe Biden. Everyone that is except perhaps an increasingly eccentric and litigious hotel and country club developer, with curious...

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