The America’s Pledge group claims to represent US majority opinion on carbon emissions,despite Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris agreementThe United Nations should give a “seat at the table” to a powerful group of US states, cities, or tribes and businesses that are committed to taking action on climate change,the billionaire philanthropist Michael Bloomberg has urged.
In an apparent tender to circumvent US president Donald Trumps moves to withdraw from the Paris accord, Bloomberg also said the world body should accept an alternative set of US climate commitments alongside national pledges to reduce carbon emissions.
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Source: theguardian.com