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#BREAKING Biden doubles US climate ambition to 50-52% emission cuts by 2030

#UPDATE President Joe Biden on Thursday ramped up US ambitions on slashing greenhouse gas emissions, putting the United States back at the forefront with a summit he hopes brings the world closer to limiting the worst climate change
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#BREAKING Biden sees 'extraordinary economic opportunity' in climate measures

#BREAKING British PM calls Biden climate pledge 'game-changing' as president doubles US goals by 2030

#BREAKING Japan PM Suga tells US-hosted summit response to global climate crisis can become "driving force" for economic development

#BREAKING Canada PM Trudeau pledges new emissions reduction target of 40-45% below 2005 levels by 2030

#BREAKING Putin says Russia 'approaching with complete responsibility' its fulfilment of obligations to fight climate change

#BREAKING President Bolsonaro pledges Brazil will go carbon neutral by 2050

#BREAKING Greta Thunberg blasts politicians for 'ignoring' climate crisis

#UPDATE President #Biden on Thursday ramped up US ambitions on slashing greenhouse gas #emissions, leading Japan and Canada in raising commitments at a summit whose promises bring the world closer to limiting the worst climate change u.afp.com/UdL9 #LeadersClimateSummit

#BREAKING President Biden promises US to double climate aid for developing countries by 2024

#BREAKING UN chief says 'tide is turning' on climate after summit pledges

#UPDATE Environmental champion Greta Thunberg assailed powerful politicians on Thursday for "ignoring" climate change, as she demanded an end to fossil fuel subsidies and implored the current generation of leaders to take the crisis more seriously u.afp.com/Udbn

Trudeau told the global climate summit that Canada will make deeper cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
The new target is to cut those emissions by 40-45 percent below 2005 levels, upping the previous goal of 30 percent under the Paris climate accord u.afp.com/Udbh