Farhana Yamin on the Incoming COP President

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Farhana Yamin is a British lawyer and climate activist who's been attending UN summits for the past 30 years. She says that Al-Jhabar has the potential to grow into the role as this year's COP president. "I think publicly we need a lot more oomph," she adds.

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