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France proposes climate plan to help poorest countries

Paris: France is proposing a plan to help the world’s poorest countries finance renewable energy projects that it hopes will form part of upcoming climate talks, ecology minister Jean-Louis Borloo said in an interview on Sunday. Full Article at livemint.com

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