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Sarah Lunnon (Extinction Rebellion spokesperson) in discussion with the author, November 26, 2019.

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Sarah Lunnon (Extinction Rebellion spokesperson) in discussion with the author, November 26, 2019.

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Johan Rockström (director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research) in discussion with the author, November 27, 2019.

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Johan Rockström (director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research) in discussion with the author, November 27, 2019.

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Johan Rockström (director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research) in discussion with the author, November 27, 2019.

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Johan Rockström (director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research) in discussion with the author, November 27, 2019.

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Roger Pielke, Jr., “Disasters Cost More than Ever – but Not Because of Climate Change.”

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Roger Pielke, Jr., “Disasters Cost More than Ever – but Not Because of Climate Change.”

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Michael Oppenheimer (IPCC author) in discussion with the author, December 26, 2019.

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Michael Oppenheimer (IPCC author) in discussion with the author, December 26, 2019.

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Michael Oppenheimer (IPCC author) in discussion with the author, December 26, 2019.

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Michael Oppenheimer (IPCC author) in discussion with the author, December 26, 2019.

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Michael Oppenheimer (IPCC author) in discussion with the author, December 26, 2019.

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