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Christiana Figueres cautions that global dependence on fossil fuels is a major threat, with climate health consequences representing the ‘ultimate injustice.’
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in Asia Pacific, Business, Christiana Figueres, Climate crisis, Climate finance, Energy, Environment, Fossil fuels, Greenhouse gas emissions, Health, International court of justice, International law, Migration, Oceans, Pacific islands, Pollution, Science, Sea level, Tuvalu, United Kingdom, United Nations, WaterA former UN climate chief has asserted that nations are being “held hostage” by their dependence on fossil fuels, labeling the health repercussions of climate change as “the mother of all injustices.” Christiana Figueres, who played a pivotal role in the 2016 Paris Agreement, made these remarks following her appointment as co-chair of a Lancet…