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Environmental reporter Sue Surkes joins host Gabriella Jacobs for today’s episode.

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Four years ago, Israel’s National Security Council established a unit focused on climate policy. In what Surkes calls a “shock decision,” the NSC’s Climate and National Security Forum and Climate Intelligence Forum had ceased to operate as of April 1. We learn what the potential implications could be.

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