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Robyn Eckersley, Redmond Barry Professor of Political Science, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne

From Trump’s wrecking ball to China’s electrifying rise, geopolitics hang heavy over this year’s climate talks

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Next month marks the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, hailed as humanity’s best shot at keeping climate change under control. Between then and now, the world has changed dramatically.

Emissions last year hit new highs, as did global temperatures. Wars rage in several countries. Right-wing populism in Western nations has spurred a green backlash.

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