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An economist's take on the Poland climate conference: The glass is more than half full

  • Written by Robert Stavins, Professor of Business and Government, Harvard University
Heads of delegations react at the end of the final session of the COP24 summit on climate change in Katowice, Poland, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018.AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski

The global climate change conference in Katowice, Poland, that wrapped up on Dec. 15 had a challenging mission. Three years ago in Paris, 196 countries and regions agreed to curb...

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