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Bhutan reaffirms carbon neutrality and pushes for climate justice at COP30

ཟླ་༡༢ 15, 2025 5 mins read
Bhutan reaffirms carbon neutrality and pushes for climate justice at COP30

At a time when global cooperation is strained and the first Global Stocktake shows the world drifting off course from the 1.5°C target, Bhutan used the 30th UN climate conference (COP30) to reaffirm its long-standing moral position, countries that have contributed least to the climate crisis should not bear its heaviest impacts.

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