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Countries committed to climate action despite Trump, UN adviser Sachs says
Jeffrey Sachs highlights global progress on emissions reductions driven by cheaper renewable energy despite U.S. policy setbacks, ahead of November climate talks in Brazil.
- U.N. special adviser Jeffrey Sachs said countries remain committed to cutting emissions despite Donald Trump, U.S. President, calling climate change the `greatest con job` at the United Nations General Assembly.
- Falling renewable costs, with solar at a fraction of a cent per watt, are sustaining climate action momentum alongside reforms to sustainability institutions, Jeffrey Sachs said.
- At a Reuters NEXT event in New York, Sachs said, `I have not heard from one president, at least directly- I speak to many heads of state- I haven't heard from one this year that the U.S. abandonment of this issue under Trump is changing their view at all`.
- The U.N. will hold global climate talks in Brazil this year, and Jeffrey Sachs said increasing funds was not a `heavy lift` while urging China’s greater role in the development bank system.
- Multilateral action is under strain as shareholders—largely richer nations—have balked at fresh funding, pushing sustainability programmes to focus on efficiency instead.
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Countries committed to climate action despite Trump, UN adviser Sachs says
U.N. special adviser on sustainability and Columbia University economist Jeffrey Sachs said the Trump administration's attacks on climate science have not impacted the commitment of other countries to reduce their emissions.
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