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March for Climate Justice in Kolkata, India, in September 2019. In just over a month, the most important climate talks since the ParisAgreement was signed will decide the fate of global climate action. Climate groups in South Asia and across the world are demanding urgent climate action at COP26. By Lou Del Bello.
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