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Over 60 world leaders are taking part in an event to raise ambitions towards addressing climate related challenges, seeking to reduce carbon emissions, remove subsidies for fossil fuels and transition economies away from coal.

She told her audience of world leaders including Presidents and Prime Ministers that the science had been crystal clear for more than three decades and the requisite political solutions were nowhere near where they needed to be. “Someone asked me the other day, doesn’t all of this make you despair? My answer was a clear and resounding no. I am hopeful. And I am hopeful because of you. This is not a climate talk summit. We have had enough talk. This is not a climate negotiation summit because we don’t negotiate with nature. This is a climate action summit. From the beginning, I said the ticket to entry is not a beautiful speech, but concrete action.

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