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Pacific nations, especially Kiribati, Marshall Islands and Tuvalu, are among the most vulnerable nations to be nearly entirely inundated by rising sea levels.
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With the planet baking in the hottest year on record, many nations were determined that this time the world would finally pledge to eradicate or “phase out” all fossil fuels.