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A climate of possibility

1. Make it global

he latest groundswell of activism – Extinction Rebellion, school strikes and policy pushes like the Green New Deal (GND) – has focused on lobbying governments in the Global North to cut their domestic carbon emissions. This is vital. But a few rich countries switching to cleaner energy will not be enough to avoid climate breakdown:

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