US stresses economic momentum behind climate action

In a bid to reassure the global climate community, America's climate change envoy Jonathan Pershing highlights falling clean energy costs and growing business recognition of climate risk as proof climate action will continue regardless of Trump election

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With its future role in the formal UNFCCC negotiations in doubt following Donald Trump's victory in the Presidential race last week, the US climate delegation at the UN climate talks in Marrakesh today...

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