Climate Home: The US has made a play to unblock global climate talks in Paris with an offer of US$800 million to some of the world`s poorest nations for coping with extreme weather.
Public grant-based finance would be doubled by 2020 said secretary of state John Kerry, just over 48 hours before a new deal is primed to be agreed.
In a passionate speech that emphasised his personal commitment to tackling climate change, Kerry cited the 2014 US-China climate pact as evidence roadblocks to a deal were falling....