'High ambition': Nations promise bolder climate action to meet Paris Agreement

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'High ambition': Nations promise bolder climate action to meet Paris Agreement

UK and 22 other countries sign 'Declaration for Ambition' promising to review climate targets by 2020, in hope of inspiring others to follow suit

A cluster of 23 nations, including the UK, Sweden, Canada, New Zealand, the Marshall Islands and Germany, have signed a 'Declaration for Ambition' promising to boost climate targets by 2020 and calling...

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