John Kerry Touts Global Warming Cap He Once Called Too Weak

Countries must fulfill their green goals to limit global warming to at least 1.8 degrees Celsius, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said Monday, despite his previous assertion that the threshold is insufficient.

Countries need to implement previous climate commitments that an International Energy Agency analysis said could hold the earth’s temperature rise to the equivalent of 3.2 degrees Fahrenheit, Kerry said at the Global Electrification Forum hosted by the Edison Electric Institute.