BRISBANE, Australia – Canada will soon contribute to a United Nations climate fund that helps impoverished nations cope with climate change and to develop cleaner sources of energy, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Sunday.
The pledge, made at the end of the Group of 20 summit in Australia, comes on the heels of an announcement by U.S. President Barack Obama that the U.S. is contributing $3 billion to the Green Climate Fund.
“We want to see and we will be part of an international agreement of binding obligations on all major emitters,” Harper told a news conference after praising the recent climate …read more
Source: Global TV
