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C aspiration of the ParisAgreement. Phase 1 includes reports of each country team (Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, and Thailand), as well as a regional report, which are all currently available online after being published alongside COP26 in November of 2021. C global goal is both possible and economically desirable.
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