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Engaging civil society will help ensure transparent and credible review of climate pledges

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imageResearchers and NGOs will be necessary to ensure climate pledges are kept. Reuters

After two weeks of negotiations, the Paris climate talks that ended on December 12 delivered the foundations of a post-2020 climate regime.

To advance climate change mitigation efforts, the new agreement incorporates national targets for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...

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