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2023 will be the year with the highest emissions ever recorded, according to new projections from the World Emission Clock put out by the nonprofit arm of World Data Lab.
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2023 will be the year with the highest emissions ever recorded, according to new projections from the World Emission Clock put out by the nonprofit arm of World Data Lab.
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