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Even meeting Kyoto targets barely makes a dent in what we have to achieve.

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David Suzuki
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: March 24
Biologist
Climate Activist
Environmentalist
Professor
Science Writer
Writer
Zoologist
Vancouver
British Columbia
David Takayoshi Suzuki
Even
Kyoto
Targets
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Meetings
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