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Human biases hold key to solving both Europe's refugee crisis and climate change

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imagePeople don't want refugees for the same reason they reject climate change.Reuters

One of the predominant news stories over the past few months has been the migrant crisis in Europe.

Driven by civil wars, refugees from the Middle East and beyond are flowing into the European Union. Over the next 18 months, the UN is expecting more than 1.4 million...

Read more: Human biases hold key to solving both Europe's refugee crisis and climate change

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