Obama administration expects climate deal to speed up

Published October 25, 2016 5:45pm ET



The quick approval of the Paris Agreement on climate change could lead to a faster timetable for countries to implement their plans to reduce carbon emissions, an Obama administration official said Tuesday.

U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Jonathan Pershing said a climate change meeting in Morocco next month will see a more aggressive implementation plan for the Paris Agreement.

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