Data from non-state actors is key to measuring and driving environmental action

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Pietro Bertazzi
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Pietro Bertazzi

A failure to capture non-state climate action risks a skewed interpretation of success, argues CDP’s Petro Berttazzi

It's been almost seven years since the Paris Agreement was agreed at COP21, with 193 countries committed to limiting global warming to 1.5C of global warming by halving emissions by 2030 and reaching net-zero...

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