"Drill, baby, drill" – local experts slam Trump's move to quit Paris Agreement
23 Jan 2025
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President Donald Trump's move withdraw the US from the Paris climate agreement has been greeted with criticism in Aotearoa, with experts and politicians voicing concern.
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