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The reduction of CO2 emissions be possible? / Robert Douglas Cairns, Professor, McGill University

November 12, 2019
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Questions: 1/ Do you think that the larger polluters will one day make possible an agreement aimed at the reduction of CO2 emissions? 2/ Do you believe that there is little hope that the polluting countries will reduce much more than they pollute ? How do you explain your pessimism? 3/ Will arguments developed by some countries, like India, promote a conclusion of such an agreement? 4/ Did Conferences of the Parties (COP) contribute to bringing closer different States approches on climate change ?

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