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On the recordNovember 13, 2019
We need serious investments to mitigate and adapt to climate change. But it will cost us more in the long-term if we do not act now, financially and existentially.
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Adriano Espaillat
Democratic · New York

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Warns about the financial consequences of inaction on climate change.

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