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U.K.'s Stern eyes responses to climate change
11-28-2007 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)As difficult as adapting to climate change will be for rich countries, developing countries will be much more deeply affected, British government adviser Nicholas Stern told an MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) colloquium Monday, Nov. 19.
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