Mayors pledge coordinated climate action ahead of UN conference in Brazil
SAO PAULO (AP) — Just days ahead of the U. N. climate conference to be held in Brazil, a group of 300 mayors gathered Monday in Rio de Janeiro to pledge coordinated climate action and address rising heat that is hurting many of their residents. The summit was organized by C40, a network of mayors from big cities that has pushed to be included in decisions on how to combat global warming and adapt to its effects. Selwyn Hart, the U. N. special adviser and assistant secretary-general for said...
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