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A balanced treaty between Canada and Europe, aimed at promoting a partnership for fair and sustainable development, should begin by specifying the emission targets of each signatory and the practical commitments to achieve these.

— Thomas Piketty We must rethink globalization, or Trumpism will prevail (2016)

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