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Cop summits ‘no longer fit for purpose’, say leading climate policy experts

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Ban Ki-moon , Mary Robinson , Christiana Figueres and Johan Rockström write to the UN .

They demand more of a voice given to developing countries.

They say the current process of annual conferences of the parties’ under the UN framework convention on climate change should be streamlined.

Taxing frequent flyers and business class airline tickets could generate up to $164bn a year.

A 2% wealth tax, championed by Brazil , could yield $ 200bn-$250bn .

A plastics production levy, charged on producing plastics from polymers rather than recycled material, could generate $ 25bn-$35bn .

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