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UN: 18 nations have gone green on climate, raked in green

FILE - Steam escapes during the night from the nuclear plant of Nogent sur Seine, 110 kilometers southeast of Paris, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021. Proponents of clean energy and thinks tanks have long said it's possible to reduce emissions and keep an economy growing. Now the latest report from the world's top climate scientists says 18 countries have done just that, sustaining emissions reductions “for at least a decade” as their economies continued to grow. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File) FILE - Wind turbines turn behind a solar farm in Rapshagen, Germany, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. Proponents of clean energy and thinks tanks have long said it's possible to reduce emissions and keep an economy growing. Now the latest report from the world's top climate scientists says 18 countries have done just that, sustaining emissions reductions “for at least a decade” as their economies continued to grow. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
UN: 18 nations have gone green on climate, raked in green