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Disappointed in National Leadership? Look to States

With nations lagging behind on climate, states and provinces are coming up with investment opportunities to protect forests and ecosystems internationally.

Only 13 of the 195 signatory countries to the Paris Agreement submitted new national plans for tackling climate change by the recent deadline. Meanwhile President Trump has begun the process of the U.S. withdrawing from that agreement — again. This US withdrawal from global leadership is a perfect time to refocus attention and support at …

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