G19 asserts backing for 'irreversible' Paris Agreement ahead of COP24 kick-off

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US left isolated once again, but fears remains over pace of progress as critical UN Climate Summit gets underway

The UN's global climate summit kicked off in Katowice this morning on the back of a modest boost from this weekend's G20 Summit, after 19 of the world's leading country's reasserted their commitment to...

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