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Future lab— Global
Preface
Global leaders may be lacking in ambition but that hasn’t stopped us doing the heavy lifting for them. Monocle presents 10 grand projects that would make a big difference.
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01Europe
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02Norway
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03Japan
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04North Africa
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05Greenland
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06Finland-Estonia
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07Accra
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08Latin America
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09The Sahara
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10The West
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