Director of the Heat Policy Innovation Hub at Duke’s Nicholas Institute Ashley Ward spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, December 14. She just returned from the COP Climate Conference in Dubai. She outlined some of the major takeaways from the conference, including the establishment of a loss and damage fund for developing countries, calling out fossil fuels as part of the problem, the first time the conference has focused on health, and more.


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