If war wins, climate action loses


Andrew Sheng: Those who care about climate warming, as I do, would like to think through what the war means for the fragile agreement on climate action decided in Glasgow COP26 last November.

THE Ukraine war is a tragedy of tragedies, catastrophic for the Ukrainian people, a disaster for the global economy and a real setback for global peace and stability.

The emotional fog of war is such that most commentary is about who wins, who loses and who is right or wrong.

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