Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Make Climate Change the Highest Political Commitment, Nations Say
http://www.voanews.com/a/china-trump-climate-change/3601120.html[font face=Serif][font size=5]Make Climate Change the ‘Highest Political Commitment,’ Nations Say[/font]
November 17, 2016 9:16 PM
[font size=3]Nearly 200 nations are calling on the world to make the "highest political commitment" to fight climate change after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to toss out the Paris Agreement.
"Our climate is warming at an alarming and unprecedented rate and we have an urgent duty to respond," delegates meeting at a U.N. climate conference in Marrakech, Morocco, said Thursday.
They called the move away from carbon-emitting fossil fuels and toward renewable energy sources "irreversible," according to a statement. "It is being driven not only by governments, but by science, business, and global action of all types at all levels."
The delegates stood up and cheered, holding their hands above their heads in a gesture of victory after the statement was read.
…[/font][/font]
November 17, 2016 9:16 PM
[font size=3]Nearly 200 nations are calling on the world to make the "highest political commitment" to fight climate change after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to toss out the Paris Agreement.
"Our climate is warming at an alarming and unprecedented rate and we have an urgent duty to respond," delegates meeting at a U.N. climate conference in Marrakech, Morocco, said Thursday.
They called the move away from carbon-emitting fossil fuels and toward renewable energy sources "irreversible," according to a statement. "It is being driven not only by governments, but by science, business, and global action of all types at all levels."
The delegates stood up and cheered, holding their hands above their heads in a gesture of victory after the statement was read.
…[/font][/font]
1 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read
