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Global insurance plan aims to defuse potential climate damage 'bombshell'
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Global insurance plan aims to defuse potential climate damage 'bombshell'

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A scheme unveiled at the UN climate summit aims to help protect 400 million poor people from extreme weather by 2020 - but not everyone is convinced.

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A scheme unveiled at the UN climate summit aims to help protect 400 million poor people from extreme weather by 2020 - but not everyone is convinced.

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