120 states vow to triple renewable energy by 2030

• US, over 20 other nations call for increasing N-energy capacity; Washington pledges to cut methane emissions
• PM Kakar urges immediate execution of $100bn committed for climate finance
• Negotiators face tough talks on the fate of fossil fuels

DUBAI: Nearly 120 nations pledged to triple the world’s renewable energy within seven years at UN climate talks on Saturday as the United States pushed to crank up nuclear capacity and slash methane emissions.

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