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Eric Garcetti: Denial doesn't work when it comes to COVID. Denial doesn't come -- doesn't work when it comes to climate. And the cost…

On the recordSeptember 13, 2020
Denial doesn't work when it comes to COVID. Denial doesn't come -- doesn't work when it comes to climate. And the cost of denial is that people lose their lives and their livelihood.
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Eric Garcetti

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Garcetti highlights the dangers of denying climate change and COVID-19, linking it to loss of life and livelihood.

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