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This news article reports on comments by Nicholas Stern on the need for investment in climate action which he says will help drive economic growth. The comments were made ahead of the publication of his new book The Growth Story of the 21st Century: The Economics and Opportunity of Climate Action<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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