U.N. chief welcomes Japan PM Suga's net zero emissions pledge

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday spoke by phone with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and welcomed the Japanese leader's pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions in his country to net zero by 2050.During the conversation that lasted about 10 minutes, Suga told Guterres that Japan will join the Climate Ambition Alliance, a group of countries, cities, companies and other entities -- backed by the U.N. chief -- working toward the same carbon neutral goal, according to the Foreign Ministry.A day after making the pledge in his first policy speech in parliament, Suga said Japan will …READ FULL ARTICLE