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Can the UN make Brazil quit?
The UN chief, António Guterres, can urge and advocate for countries to transition away from fossil fuels, using his platform to highlight the urgency of climate change. However, the UN itself has no enforcement power to compel sovereign nations like Brazil to change their energy policies.
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