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Friends of the Earth (HK) wishes you all a Happy Lunar Green Year!

2023-01-20

| Friends of the Earth (HK)

Rabbit Year

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Let's speed up zero Carbon pace

Let's win the low Carbon race

Let's defuse the Climate case

Let's make our Future safe

Friends of the Earth (HK) will apply Rabbit speed and Rabbit wit to

mitigate Climate Change through decarbonisation, green finance and tree planting.

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