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Climate change will force us to redefine economic growth 

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Economic development and environmental responsibility don't need to be at odds. We can build a new form of growth. Image: Reuters/Tony Gentile

Lord Nicholas Stern
Chair, The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
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