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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Oil companies in July reported unprecedented profits of billions of dollars per month.
49% : Adow said the "drumbeat for action to address loss and damage is growing," "And the longer we see emissions rising," he added, "the need for it will only intensify." ___ Associated Press writers Aya Batrawy at the United Nations, Frank Jordans in Berlin and Dana Beltaji in London contributed to this report. ___ Follow AP's climate and environment coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/climate-and-environment ___ Follow Seth Borenstein on Twitter at @borenbears ___ Associated Press climate and environmental coverage receives support from several private foundations.
45% : But even though he is the boss of the United Nations, the only power Guterres has is that of moral persuasion, according to climate scientist Bill Hare, the Australia-based director of Climate Analytics.
45% : "Fiscal policy for major economies is generally not made at the United Nations," added veteran international climate negotiator Nigel Purvis of Climate Advisers.

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