Climate glossary: Cutting through the COP26 jargon
By DW
03 November 2021 |
10:09 am
Climate action is complicated, and there will be lots of talk about 1.5 degree pathways, abatement strategies and carbon lock-ins at the UN climate conference in Glasgow. What does it all mean?
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