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“Talks on climate change will create political will to deal with the issue”

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Published: 23 September, 2009, 04:43
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon’s called for urgent action on climate change before it's too late. Hillary McMahon from the World Research Institute says latest UN discussions provide a few things to be positive about.

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