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135. No Substitute For Nature with Zac Goldsmith

Outrage + Optimism: The Climate Podcast

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The Uk. Is Staying the Course, and That's Very, Very Good

Cotk: I didn't think wed get that many countries over the line. But we secured a commitment of nearly 20 billion dollars to protect forests. The 12 biggest buyers of commodities, and bearing in mind, commodity production is the main reason by that forests are being cut down and land is being degraded. When we got those 12 buyers to commit to a line their buying practices, not just with one and a half degrees, but with our deforestation goals as well. And then the financial institutions beyond that, sitting on assets worth nearly nine trillion dollarsi just each part of the puzzle, if you like, reinforced the other.

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