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This article is featured as part of the United Nations University Sustainable Development Explorer. UNU’s work is uniquely comprehensive, spanning the full breadth of the Sustainable Development Goals ...

Dr. Hideki Kokubu was born in Mie prefecture. After graduating from the Science and Engineering Department of the University of Tsukuba Graduate School, he joined the Mie prefectural government. He ...

Dr. Mat Hope covers climate policy and politics for Carbon Brief. He holds a Ph.D. on climate change communication in US politics from the University of Bristol. He has previous experience working as ...

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Silva Meybatyan is Adjunct Professor of Geography and Climate Studies at the University of the District of Columbia.

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