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“Sub-national actors” pile pressure on national governments at California climate summit

This is a guest post by Jeremy Leggett. Views are the author's own and do not necessarily represent the opinions or positions of MyGridGB or Dr Andrew Crossland.

Climate Home News reports that one of the architects of the Paris Agreement, European Climate Foundation CEO Laurence Tubiana said the evidence that many cities and states from around the world felt bound to the climate deal their governments had signed “in my view is a major shift in global governance”.

Governors, mayors, and corporate leaders speak of the pressure they themselves feel to act having the potential, now they are acting on it, in turn to drive national action.

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