Coal Is Not a Solution to Poverty, Campaigners Tell Marrakech Climate Negotiations

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By Mat HopeNov 11, 2016, 6:30 am171 pts
Energy access is critical to lifting people out of poverty, but not if it is coal-powered. That’s the message campaigners from 120 development agencies brought to the international climate talks in Marrakech ahead of a day dedicated to business voices. At a protest inside the conference centre, they…

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