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Pedalling and Paddling - Two Climate Tales From Lancaster

In December 2015 a group of Lancaster climate activists set off to to join up with a mass
cycle from London to Paris for the COP21 climate talks.
Their intention was to add their voice to the grass roots call for meaningful action now to
curb the worrying rise in CO2 levels and so avert a climate catastrophe.

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