U.S. and Russia climate envoys agree to work together - Ifax cites statement

Climate envoys from the United States and Russia agreed to work together to tackle greenhouse gas, energy efficiency and Arctic climate problems according to a joint statement issued on Thursday, the Interfax news agency reported.

The statement followed a visit to Moscow by U.S. climate envoy John Kerry who spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone a day earlier.

Kerry kicked off his Moscow trip on Monday by telling Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that he wanted to set out proposals to urgently try to get the two big greenhouse gas emitters working together to battle global warming.