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Even as the results of last month’s election were coming in, world leaders were gathered in Marrakech to take the next steps on strong climate action under the United Nation’s Paris Agreement. One of the aims of the international climate summit was to agree on a process and timeline for implementing the Agreement, which aims to limit global temperature increases and strengthen the ability for countries to respond to the impacts of climate change. Countries agreed to complete this process by 2018, but much hard work remains over the next two years to get the Paris plan over the finish line. And while the United States has been a leader on tackling climate change under the Obama administration, the outcome of last month’s elections has raised serious doubts about continued US commitment to the international efforts. READ MORE