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by Marlowe Hood Agence France-Presse LISBON, Portugal (AFP) — Safeguarding the world’s oceans will be fundamental to tackling global warming, US climate envoy John Kerry told AFP on Tuesday, warning that war in Ukraine and its economic fallout meant efforts to curb dangerous carbon pollution were facing “powerful headwinds”. The interview, on the margins of the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, has been edited for length. Q. This meeting has no negotiating agenda. How will […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) – The United States on Wednesday put a spotlight on global efforts to combat illegal fishing at the United Nations ocean conference, steering clear of the controversy over its pullout from the Paris climate deal. President Donald Trump’s envoy to the conference, David Balton, said the ocean and its resources are “under tremendous pressure from a variety of threats – including illegal fishing, marine pollution, and ocean acidification.” “Illegal, unreported, […]
