Report: World's cities need $375bn green investment to keep world on 2C pathway

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C40 Climate Leadership Group calls for urgent increase in low carbon investment before 2020

The world's cities must invest around $375bn in climate action and low carbon infrastructure over the next four years in order to avoid catastrophic global climate change, the C40 Cities Climate Leadership...

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