Poor nations pledge deep emissions cuts at Marrakech summit

Bangladesh and Ethiopia among 48 countries to pledge tougher carbon targets and a switch to 100% renewable energySome of the world’s poorest countries have pledged to dramatically cut their carbon emissions and rapidly move to 100% renewable power, as the UN climate summit in Marrakech drew to a close on Friday.The announcement followed a final declaration by nearly 200 nations affirming their “highest political commitment” to combatting climate change, in a thinly-coded warning to the incoming US president, Donald Trump. Continue reading...