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		</div><p>US Secretary of State John Kerry says an <i>&#8220;overwhelming majority&#8221;</i> of Americans know that climate change is happening, and want their country to honour its commitments under the Paris climate agreement.</p>
<p>Speaking at a UN climate conference in Marrakech, Mr Kerry praised the Paris deal as a framework that is <i>&#8220;built to last&#8221;.</i></p>
<p>US President-elect Donald Trump has called global warming a <i>&#8220;hoax&#8221;</i> and pledged during the campaign to &#8220;cancel&#8221; the Paris deal aimed at fighting climate change.</p>
<p>Without mentioning Donald Trump by name, Mr Kerry&#8217;s speech at the UN climate talks was partly aimed at the Republican president-elect &#8211; who has called global warming a &#8220;hoax&#8221; and has pledged to &#8220;cancel&#8221; the Paris deal limiting greenhouse gas emissions.</p>
<p><i>&#8220;No one has the right to make decisions that affect billions of people based solely on ideology or without proper input,&#8221;</i> Mr Kerry said.</p>
<p>The US election outcome has created deep uncertainty about America&#8217;s role in international climate talks &#8211; and about the Paris Agreement adopted last year by more than 190 countries. But Mr Kerry said the US was already in the midst of a clean energy transition that would continue regardless of policy-making.</p>
<p><i>&#8220;I can tell you with confidence that the United States is right now today on our way to meeting all of the international targets we have set,&#8221;</i> Mr Kerry said.</p>
<p><i>&#8220;Because of the market decisions that are being made, I do not believe that that can or will be reversed.&#8221;</i></p>
<p>The Obama administration pledged during the Paris negotiations to reduce US emissions by 26-28% from 2005 levels by 2025.</p>
<p>With 2016 on track to be the hottest year on record, Mr Kerry said the impacts of global warming are now evident across the world with record-breaking droughts, rising sea levels, unusual storms and millions of people displaced by weather events.</p>
<p><i>&#8220;At some point even the strongest sceptic has to acknowledge that something disturbing is happening,&#8221;</i> he said.</p>
<p>Mr Kerry said climate change shouldn&#8217;t be a partisan issue and noted that military and intelligence leaders have recognised its potential as a <i>&#8220;threat-multiplier&#8221;.</i></p>
<p>He asked leaders in all parts of the world, <i>&#8220;including my own&#8221;,</i> to inform themselves about climate change by talking to scientists, economists, business leaders and other experts.</p>
<p><i>&#8220;I ask you on behalf of billions of people around the world &#8230; do your own diligence before making irrevocable choices,&#8221;</i> he said.</p>
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