"U.S. Government Sued After Failing To Submit Climate Change Report"

"NEW YORK - An environmental advocacy group sued the U.S. government on Tuesday for failing to release records that could show why it has not filed a report required under a global climate compact.

The Paris accord obligates the United States to submit a report every two years detailing greenhouse gas emissions and steps taken to meet a goal to keep the global temperature rise “well below” 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit).

Its latest report should have been filed by Jan. 1 with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - the Paris accord’s guardian - said the plaintiff, the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD), an Arizona-based non-profit."

Sebastien Malo reports for the Thomson Reuters Foundation March 13, 2018.