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Australia’s usual approach to big international negotiations is to hold out, before reluctantly making “concessions”. It’s the wrong approach for trade, and the wrong approach for climate change.
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Assistant Professor of Environment, Geography & Marine Sciences, Southern Connecticut State University
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Chargée de recherche sur les impacts du changement climatique, Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
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