UN takes on black carbon in attempt to slow climate change

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Low cost options to reduce particles could save lives, protect crops, and limit global temperature rise, report says

Changing the way people cook in the developing world could play a significant role in slowing global warming at the same time as reducing premature deaths and crop losses, a UN-backed report says today....

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