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Europe/US team: transitioning to a low-carbon world will create new rivalries, winners and losers

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Saudi Arabia and Kuwait might, and should be encouraged to do so. G20 countries build a generous Green Climate Fund, well above the $100-billion-a-year goal in the Paris climate agreement. China is keen to improve air and water quality and build ‘national champions’ in industry. —Goldthau et al. Big green deal. ?This

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2018 Environmental Performance Index: Air quality top public health threat

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Now in its twentieth year, the biennial report is produced by researchers at Yale and Columbia Universities in collaboration with the World Economic Forum. São Tomé and Príncipe, Kuwait, and Timor-Leste also increased their ranking due to several factors, including the establishment of areas protecting biodiversity and habitat.

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