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Climate change requires most urgent mitigation measures, African leaders tell UN Assembly
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Climate-hit Bangladesh struggling to access UN green funds
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Japan fires up biomass energy, but fuel shortage looms
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Who should pay for damage associated with climate change and who should be compensated?
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At UN Assembly, Pacific small islands urge collective action against climate change impacts
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Youths must prepare for climate change
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Russia wants to protect itself from climate changewithout reducing carbon emissions
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