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4 key issues to watch as world leaders gather for the Glasgow climate summit

  • Written by Rachel Kyte, Dean of the Fletcher School, Tufts University
imageA mural near the site of COP26, the 26th Conference of Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change.Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Glasgow sits proudly on the banks of the river Clyde, once the heart of Scotland’s industrial glory and now a launchpad for its green energy transition. It’s a fitting host for the United...

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