Trinidad and Tobago pledge 15 per cent CO2 cuts by 2030

Jessica Shankleman
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Caribbean island nation and Benin become latest to put forward greenhouse gas pledges for Paris deal

The Caribbean island nation of Trinidad and Tobago has pledged to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 15 per cent across the transport, energy and heavy industry sectors by 2030, through a climate change...

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