Now is no time for leaders to turn inward

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The current crisis is likely to see a rapid shift in much needed energy investments in rich countries, but sadly there is little evidence those countries will look outwards with their capital, writes Ed King of the European Climate Foundation

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is a worried man. "We must tell it like it is," the Portuguese told an event hosted by The Economist on Monday, pointing to the bleak maths around emission trajectories...

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