US confirms up to 28 per cent emissions cut on path to 'deep decarbonisation'

Jessica Shankleman
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BREAKING: Obama Administration says it will double pace of carbon cuts after 2020 in Paris climate deal

President Barack Obama has confirmed plans to slash the United States' greenhouse gas emissions 26 to 28 per cent by 2025, in a move that would require a doubling of annual cuts during the next decade....

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