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This country isn't just carbon neutral — it's carbon negative

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Deep in the Himalayas, on the border between China and India, lies the Kingdom of Bhutan, which has pledged to remain carbon neutral for all time. In this illuminating talk, Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay shares his country's mission to put happiness before economic growth and set a world standard for environmental preservation.

Tshering Tobgay is advocating for a global conservation fund to help less developed countries conserve and protect land and transition to a clean economy. What are some reasons more developed countries should provide funding to less developed ones to help them in this clean transition?

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