COP25 Overnight Briefing: US Democrats rally behind 'iron-clad' climate action promise

Michael Holder
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As summit gets underway, UN chief Antonio Guterres issues climate warning to nations as top US Democrat Pelosi offers 'iron-clad' optimism

It is the global climate summit that might never have been. Little more than four weeks ago COP25 found itself without a home after a wave of civil unrest in Chile forced the country to cancel the two-week...

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