Rare note of harmony at Doha as action agreed on black carbon

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The 25 members of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition have agreed to vastly reduce black carbon, methane and ozone

A rare note of harmony was sounded at the fractious UN climate change talks in Doha on Thursday, when countries agreed to take strong action on some of the most potent causes of global warming. The...

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