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These sanctions may also extend to individuals who maintain contact with or assist the criminalized organizations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000398#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), the largest agricultural institution in Palestine established in 1986, focuses its work in the West Bank's \"Zone C,\" an area Israel intends to annex and where it has accelerated the construction of illegal settlements, including a plan for 3,144 new homes announced shortly after the Gantz decree.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000398#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Evidence from Frontline Defenders indicates that six Palestinian human rights defenders, including members of the designated NGOs, were targeted by Pegasus spyware developed by the NSO Group during 2020 and 2021.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000398#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The document argues that the Israeli occupation causes profound environmental and human rights violations, including land and water grabbing, pollution, forced displacements, and the destruction of livelihoods.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000398#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["land tenure","sustainable agriculture"],"geography_discussed":["Israel","West Bank"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy statement","human rights advocacy"]},{"id":"foei-000278","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/foei-000278","title":"La fin du financement des combustibles fossiles lors de la COP26 – une annonce bienvenue mais hypocrite","publisher":{"name":"Friends of the Earth International","organization":"friends-of-the-earth-international"},"document_type":"statement","language":"fr","date_published":"2021-11-04","source_url":"https://www.foei.org/fr/la-fin-du-financement-des-combustibles-fossiles-lors-de-la-cop26-une-annonce-bienvenue-mais-hypocrite/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"Friends of the Earth International views the COP26 pledge to end public financing for overseas fossil fuel projects by 2022 as a positive step but criticizes the exclusion of countries like Japan and South Korea, the continued domestic fossil fuel extraction in the UK and US, and the lack of climate finance for the Global South. The organization advocates for community-based renewable energy systems and denounces 'false solutions' such as net zero and carbon markets, while specifically calling for the UK to end financial support for gas exploitation in Mozambique.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000278#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The UK, US, and 18 other nations pledged to stop public funding for overseas fossil fuel energy projects by the end of 2022, covering coal, oil, and gas, though Japan and South Korea were not among the participating countries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000278#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The announcement is characterized as hypocritical because it does not prohibit the development of fossil fuel extraction within the domestic borders of the participating countries, specifically citing the US and UK.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000278#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The organization argues that rich countries are failing to provide the necessary climate finance to enable an equitable energy transition in the Global South.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000278#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The document rejects 'false solutions' promoted by wealthy nations and polluting companies, specifically naming net zero, carbon markets, and geoengineering.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000278#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The UK government is specifically urged to stop financing gas exploitation in Mozambique, a project that is the subject of legal action by Friends of the Earth England, Wales & Northern Ireland with a court hearing scheduled for December 7, 2021.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000278#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["fossil fuel finance","energy transition","climate finance","renewable energy","Net-zero emissions","carbon emission trading","geoengineering","climate justice"],"geography_discussed":["United Kingdom","United States","Japan","South Korea","Mozambique"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy critique"]},{"id":"foei-000317","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/foei-000317","title":"La COP26 pone fin al financiamiento de combustibles fósiles: una medida bienvenida, pero hipócrita, ya que los países siguen sin actuar a nivel nacional","publisher":{"name":"Friends of the Earth International","organization":"friends-of-the-earth-international"},"document_type":"statement","language":"es","date_published":"2021-11-04","source_url":"https://www.foei.org/es/la-cop26-pone-fin-al-financiamiento-de-combustibles-fosiles-una-medida-bienvenida-pero-hipocrita/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"Friends of the Earth International critiques the COP26 pledge by the UK, US, and 18 other nations to end public funding for overseas fossil fuel projects by late 2022. While welcoming the inclusion of oil and gas, the organization highlights the hypocrisy of countries like the UK and US continuing domestic extraction. It further demands a transition to community-owned renewable energy in the Global South, the cessation of 'net zero' loopholes and geoengineering, and specifically calls for the UK to stop financing gas extraction in Mozambique.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000317#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The UK, US, and 18 other countries pledged at COP26 to stop public financing for overseas fossil fuel projects, including coal, oil, and gas, by the end of 2022, though some wealthy polluters like Japan and South Korea did not participate.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000317#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The agreement is viewed as hypocritical because it does not prohibit the increase of fossil fuel extraction within the domestic territories of the participating countries, specifically citing the UK and US as major historical polluters that must commit to domestic phase-outs.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000317#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A just energy transition in the Global South requires climate finance from wealthy nations and the implementation of renewable energy systems based on social ownership, community bases, energy sufficiency, and energy sovereignty, rather than privatization or extractivism.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000317#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is significant concern regarding the use of 'net zero' emissions, carbon emission markets, and geoengineering as 'escape routes' promoted by wealthy nations and large polluting corporations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000317#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The UK government is specifically called upon to stop financing gas extraction in Mozambique, a project currently being challenged in court by Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with a hearing scheduled for December 7, 2021.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000317#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["fossil fuel finance","energy transition","climate finance","renewable energy","Net-zero emissions","carbon emission trading","geoengineering","extractive industry"],"geography_discussed":["United Kingdom","United States","Japan","South Korea","Mozambique"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy critique"]},{"id":"foei-000082","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/foei-000082","title":"COP26 pledge to end deforestation no more than a rebranding of previous flawed attempts to greenwash increased carbon emissions","publisher":{"name":"Friends of the Earth International","organization":"friends-of-the-earth-international"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2021-11-03","source_url":"https://www.foei.org/cop26-pledge-to-end-deforestation/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"Friends of the Earth International criticizes the COP26 deforestation pledge as a rebranding of failed initiatives like REDD+, asserting that it facilitates corporate greenwashing through carbon credits and offsets. The statement highlights the hypocrisy of signatory nations, citing the EU-Mercosur agreement's impact on the Amazon and the lack of binding regulations to protect Indigenous Peoples' rights and stop industrial agriculture and extractive industries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000082#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The COP26 pledge to halt deforestation is characterized as being full of loopholes that enable corporations and high-polluting countries to continue fossil fuel emissions by using forest investments as a cover for climate action.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000082#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The finance mechanisms of the pledge are compared to REDD+ initiatives, which the author claims failed to mitigate climate change and instead led to global land grabbing and violations of land rights over the past decade.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000082#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The UK Government has allocated 200 Million GBP to the Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest finance (LEAF) Coalition, which allows companies such as Amazon, Delta Airlines, Bayer, Unilever, and Black Rock to use carbon credits for avoided deforestation to offset their emissions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000082#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The document identifies a contradiction where signatory countries drive deforestation through trade deals, specifically citing the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement's projected 50% increase in beef imports to the EU as a driver of Amazon deforestation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000082#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The author asserts that the pledge is unenforceable and will fail if it relies on private finance and carbon markets instead of regulatory action and the implementation of human rights instruments like UNDRIP and UNDROP.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000082#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["deforestation","carbon offset","carbon credit","climate finance","Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation","extractive industry","indigenous rights","land grabbing","greenwashing"],"geography_discussed":["United Kingdom","European Union","Brazil","Amazon rainforest","Indonesia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy critique"]},{"id":"foei-000104","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/foei-000104","title":"La promesa de la COP26 de acabar con la deforestacion","publisher":{"name":"Friends of the Earth International","organization":"friends-of-the-earth-international"},"document_type":"statement","language":"es","date_published":"2021-11-03","source_url":"https://www.foei.org/es/la-promesa-de-la-cop26-de-acabar-con-la-deforestacion/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"Friends of the Earth International criticizes the COP26 deforestation pledge as a 'greenwashing' effort similar to failed REDD+ initiatives. The organization contends that the reliance on carbon offsets and private financing—exemplified by the UK's funding of the LEAF coalition—enables corporations like Amazon and Unilever to continue emitting while risking land grabs in the Global South. The statement highlights contradictions, such as the EU-MERCOSUR trade agreement's impact on the Amazon and Brazil's treatment of indigenous peoples, and calls for binding human rights instruments and immediate emission cuts over market-based sinks.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000104#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The COP26 commitment to stop deforestation is characterized as a rebranding of previous failed attempts to mask increasing carbon emissions and is described as hypocritical due to loopholes that allow high-polluting countries and companies to continue using fossil fuels.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000104#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The funding mechanisms for the COP26 pledge are compared to discredited REDD+ initiatives, which are linked to large-scale land grabs and human rights violations globally. Specifically, 200 million pounds from the UK government support the Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest Finance (LEAF) coalition, which sells carbon offsets to companies including Amazon, Delta Airlines, Bayer, Unilever, and Black Rock.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000104#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Previous global efforts, such as the New York Declaration to stop deforestation by 2030 and the Bonn Challenge to restore 350 million hectares of degraded land, are cited as failures; the latter saw nearly 50% of its 'restored' land become industrial tree plantations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000104#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The document identifies a contradiction where signatory countries promote deforestation through trade deals, such as the EU-MERCOSUR agreement which is expected to increase beef exports to the EU by 50%, driving deforestation in the Amazon.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000104#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The author asserts that effective deforestation control requires binding human rights instruments—specifically UNDRIP and UNDROP—and immediate carbon emission reductions rather than relying on carbon sinks, private finance, or market-based offsets.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000104#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["deforestation","carbon offset","carbon sink","Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation","land grabbing","indigenous rights","fossil fuel","climate finance","carbon emission trading"],"geography_discussed":["United Kingdom","Amazon rainforest","Brazil","European Union"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy critique"]},{"id":"foei-000253","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/foei-000253","title":"La promesse de la COP26 de mettre un terme à la déforestation, rien d’autre qu’un relooking des tentatives préalables de ‘verdir’ l’augmentation des émissions de carbone","publisher":{"name":"Friends of the Earth International","organization":"friends-of-the-earth-international"},"document_type":"statement","language":"fr","date_published":"2021-11-03","source_url":"https://www.foei.org/fr/la-promesse-de-la-cop26-de-mettre-un-terme-a-la-deforestation/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"Friends of the Earth International criticizes the COP26 deforestation promise as a 'relooking' of failed initiatives like REDD+, claiming it facilitates corporate carbon offsetting rather than actual emission reductions. 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On May 26, 2021, the District Court of The Hague ruled that Shell must reduce its net carbon emissions by 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels. The court based its decision on a 'duty of care' and the necessity to respect human rights, aligning corporate policy with the Paris Agreement. The document serves as a manual for other climate litigants, detailing strategies for funding, community mobilization, and legal argumentation, while analyzing Shell's defenses and the broader implications for corporate accountability and the energy transition.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000901#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"On May 26, 2021, the District Court of The Hague ordered Royal Dutch Shell to reduce its net carbon emissions by 45% by 2030 relative to 2019 levels.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000901#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The court's ruling is historic because it is the first time a company has been held legally responsible for its contribution to climate change and ordered to align its corporate policies with the Paris Agreement.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000901#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The judgment extends Shell's responsibility beyond its own operations (Scope 1 and 2) to include the carbon footprint of its suppliers and customers (Scope 3).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000901#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The court based its decision on an unwritten 'duty of care' under Dutch law, interpreting it through the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights to conclude that companies must address climate change as a threat to human rights.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000901#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Evidence presented in court indicated that Shell was aware of the link between fossil fuels and global warming as early as the 1950s, including a 1962 warning from its head of geology, Marion King Hubbert.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000901#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report argues that Shell's 'net zero' ambitions are insufficient because they rely on carbon offsets and capture technologies rather than absolute emission reductions, which can allow total emissions to increase.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000901#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Shell contested the ruling on the grounds that it is antidemocratic for courts to direct the energy transition and that a ruling against a single company is ineffective if others fill the market void.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000901#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The litigation strategy involved mobilizing over 17,000 individual co-plaintiffs to demonstrate broad public support and using a 'gift ladder' crowdfunding approach to secure legal funding.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000901#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The ruling establishes a precedent that may encourage other climate litigations against large emitters and signals to investors that fossil fuel investments are high-risk.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000901#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change litigation","greenhouse gas emissions","Paris Agreement","human rights","energy transition","carbon offset","carbon capture and storage","fossil fuel","fossil-fuel divestment","Net-zero emissions"],"geography_discussed":["United Kingdom","World"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["case study","strategic guide","legal analysis"]},{"id":"foei-000927","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/foei-000927","title":"Démasquer la mainmise des entreprises sur le Sommet UNFSS à travers le multipartenariat","publisher":{"name":"Friends of the Earth International","organization":"friends-of-the-earth-international"},"document_type":"report","language":"fr","date_published":"2021-11","source_url":"https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Demasquer-la-mainmise-des-entreprises-sur-le-Sommet-UNFSS-a-travers-le-multipartenariat.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report examines the influence of multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSIs) and corporate actors on the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS). It argues that the transition from multilateralism to multi-partnership governance allows powerful multinationals and private foundations, such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the World Economic Forum, to steer global food policy toward 'technofixes' and market-based solutions. The analysis of 26 MSIs shows that corporate actors are the most influential stakeholders, often holding leadership positions. The report specifically highlights the role of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) in promoting industrial agriculture and carbon offset mechanisms, which the authors claim undermine food sovereignty and exacerbate global inequalities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000927#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) represents a transition from multilateralism, where states lead decision-making, to 'multi-partnership' governance. This shift enables multinational corporations and their associations to influence policy, funding, and governance, promoting 'false solutions' that favor corporate interests over structural change and human rights.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000927#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"An analysis of 26 multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSIs) in food and agriculture reveals that private sector actors are the most influential, often serving as chairs or vice-chairs of decision-making bodies. In contrast, UN agencies such as the FAO, UNDP, and WFP rank fourth in influence, and philanthropic organizations rank fifth.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000927#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a primary driver of the UNFSS and the move toward multi-partnership. Through a strategic agreement signed with the UN in June 2019, the WEF has extended multi-partnership governance into education, health, food, and climate change, promoting a 'Great Food Transformation' to unlock $90 trillion in new investments.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000927#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), founded by the Gates and Rockefeller foundations, promotes industrial agriculture and agribusiness in Africa. Despite receiving $638 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the report states that undernourishment increased by 30% in countries where AGRA operates.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000927#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Corporate actors use 'nature-based solutions' (NBS) and carbon offsets to avoid reducing high-emission production. For example, Nestlé plans to increase production of dairy and livestock by 68% by 2030 while relying on carbon credits to reach 'net zero', and Shell plans to offset 120 million tonnes of CO2 per year by 2030 through nature-based solutions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000927#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The governance of the UNFSS is characterized by deep interconnections and 'revolving doors' between MSIs, private foundations, and corporate boards. For instance, Agnes Kalibata, President of AGRA, serves as the UN Special Envoy to the UNFSS and is a co-chair of the Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU) ambassador network.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000927#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In the UNFSS 'Action Track 3' (Boost Nature-positive production), corporate influence is disproportionately high compared to indigenous representation. 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An analysis of 26 MSIs reveals that the private sector holds the most influence, often occupying leadership roles. The document highlights the roles of the World Economic Forum (WEF), the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) in promoting industrial agriculture and 'nature-positive' solutions that the authors claim are 'false solutions' designed to maintain corporate dominance. It specifically criticizes the appointment of AGRA's president as the UN Special Envoy for the Summit as a conflict of interest and details how companies like Nestlé and Shell use nature-based solutions to offset emissions without reducing production.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000965#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The UN Food Systems Summit represents a shift from state-led multilateralism to a 'multi-stakeholder' governance model, which allows transnational corporations to lead international policy, financing, and governance while promoting corporate-friendly solutions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000965#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"An examination of 26 multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSIs) in food and agriculture shows that the corporate private sector is the most influential group, frequently serving as chairs or vice-chairs of decision-making bodies, while UN agencies rank only fourth in influence.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000965#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The World Economic Forum (WEF) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) are primary corporate drivers of the Summit, with the WEF having signed a strategic agreement with the UN in June 2019 to expand multi-stakeholder governance into food and climate sectors.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000965#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), founded by the Gates and Rockefeller foundations, promotes industrial agriculture and seed patenting in Africa; its president, Agnes Kalibata, serves as the UN Special Envoy for the Summit, which the report identifies as a conflict of interest.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000965#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Corporate 'nature-based solutions' are criticized as fraudulent offsets; for example, Nestlé plans to increase production of industrial dairy and livestock by 68% by 2030 while using carbon offsets, and Shell plans to offset 120 million tonnes of CO2 annually by 2030 through extensive tree planting.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000965#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) exerts significant influence over food governance financing, with 50% of its grants distributed among CGIAR, AGRA, AATF, the World Bank, and UN agencies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000965#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In the Summit's 'Action Track 3' (Boost Nature-Positive Food Production at Scale), there is a stark imbalance of representation: 29 private sector corporations and 26 MSI leadership teams are present, compared to only one indigenous group.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000965#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["food system","nature-based solutions","carbon offset","climate change","biodiversity loss","climate finance"],"geography_discussed":["Africa","Switzerland","Sweden","Norway","Brazil"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["governance analysis","network analysis","policy critique"]},{"id":"foei-001060","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/foei-001060","title":"Milieudefensie et al. v. 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