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Global climate policies continue to advance despite setbacks, research finds
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The latest findings from the Oxford Climate Policy Monitor, led by the Blavatnik School of Government and the Oxford Sustainable Law Programme, show that progress in Asia, Africa and Latin America is more than offsetting the weakening or reversal of climate policies in parts of E
The latest findings from the Oxford Climate Policy Monitor, led by the Blavatnik School of Government and the Oxford Sustainable Law Programme, show that progress in Asia, Africa and Latin America is more than offsetting the weakening or reversal of climate policies in parts of Europe and North America.
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