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We have to remove the CO2 that the industrial economy has already emitted, which otherwise will remain in the atmosphere for hundreds of years and alter the Earth's climate irreversibly. It is possible to do this.
Graciela Chichilnisky
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Graciela Chichilnisky
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: January 1
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