Quoted: Environmentalists blast lack of major GHG pledges at UN event

Environmentalists are blasting the lack of major new carbon-reduction plans from the world’s largest emitters, including the United States, during a major climate change summit hosted by the United Nations that was intended to showcase countries’ increased ambition to tackle the global threat. During the Sept. 23 U.N. summit in New York, 16-year-old Swedish climate advocate Greta Thunberg gave a high-profile speech shaming the world’s wealthiest and highest-emitting countries for not taking enough steps to curb carbon emissions that are...