US passes historic climate bill as Europe suffers worst drought in decades |
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The US Congress is on the verge of approving an historic package of measures to tackle climate change, after senators agreed a $370 billion bill to slash America's greenhouse emissions and move the country away from fossil fuels to greener, renewable energy.
(Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe) If the House passes it later this week - it will aim to make significant cuts in harmful pollution by the end of the decade - and would be the biggest action on climate in US history. ----------------------- Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/Channel4News |