Fighting poverty and climate change 'must be done together'
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Last September, world leaders at the UN agreed on 17 Sustainable Development Goals, such as ending poverty and tackling climate change. But an agreement on what needs to be done doesn’t necessarily mean there is a consensus on how to get there. Mairead Dundas speaks to Isabella Lövin, the Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation and Climate and also the Swedish Deputy Prime Minister. She explains why the goals must not be dealt with separately.
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