Across the Caribbean, soaring national debt is a hidden but decisive aspect of the climate crisis.

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Barbados Resists Climate Colonialism in an Effort to Survive the Costs of Global Warming <[link removed]> Across the Caribbean, soaring national debt is a hidden but decisive aspect of the climate crisis, hobbling countries’ ability to protect themselves from disaster. One island’s leader is fighting to find a way out. by Abrahm Lustgarten

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