Obama pushes world to follow US climate lead at UN summit
President Obama urged global leaders to join the United States in cutting heat trapping emissions now, amid a United Nations summit that exposed deep gaps on deforestation carbon pollution and methane leaks. Pledges at the one day meeting were non binding as delegates debated a potential new treaty.
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Global leaders weigh carbon limits and climate pledges
Brazil vows not to sign a pledge to halt deforestation by 2030 while the United States declines to join a carbon pricing plan embraced by 73 nations. Obama signals emissions targets pending 2015 clarifications as EU outlines 2030 goals. Ban Ki Moon calls pricing carbon essential. EU aims to cut emissions 40 percent from 1990 by 2030 with renewables at 27 percent and 30 percent efficiency gains. US will unveil new targets early next year.
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