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Climate solutions are necessary. So we're dedicating a week to highlight them

NPR | By Julia Simon

Published October 2, 2023 at 5:00 AM EDT

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Julia Simon

Julia Simon is the Climate Solutions reporter on NPR's Climate Desk. She covers the ways governments, businesses, scientists and everyday people are working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. She also works to hold corporations, and others, accountable for greenwashing.

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