UN Envoys Close to Deal on Energy, Sustainability Goals
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Envoys from 190 nations attending a United Nations conference in Rio de Janeiro are close to reaching an agreement that will mark one of the broadest steps yet to harmonize economic development with global efforts to protect the environment
Delegates at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development are working through a 50-page text, with 287 paragraphs, addressing ways to encourage cuts in fossil-fuel subsidies, support the use of renewable energy and defining “broader measures of progress” than gross domestic product, according to the draft agreement.