LONDON, United Kingdom – The United Nations on Saturday urged leaders to declare a global climate emergency and shape greener growth after the coronavirus pandemic, as nations took gloomy stock five years since the landmark Paris Agreement.
Fast-growing China, the world’s biggest emitter, outlined limited new ambitions in green energy at a virtual “Climate Ambition Summit” addressed by more than 70 leaders.
In the dying days of Donald Trump’s administration, the US government was one notable absentee after abandoning the Paris pact.
But president-elect Joe Biden issued a statement arguing there was “no time to waste”, as he prepares …
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