Economics is not a barrier to tackling climate change, says report

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Countries have strong domestic incentives to tackle climate change, says new report from Grantham Institute

It is in a country's best interest to commit to ambitious greenhouse gas emissions cuts, according to new research today that shows how nations will financially benefit from almost all actions to tackle...

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