We need a new approach to cutting greenhouse gas emissions: and it's all about innovation

Nov 20, 2019

A woman walks across a field on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 13, 2017.

How can we move from a reduction to a solutions focus when it comes to emissions? Image: REUTERS/Saumya Khandelwal

Robert Andrén

Director General, Swedish Energy Agency, Sweden

Max Correa Achurra

Executive Director, Solar and Energy Innovation Committee, CORFO Chile

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