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One person died in a single-vehicle crash that occurred late Thursday night.

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said on Wednesday that big greenhouse gas emitting countries like China, India, Russia and others must move faster to help the world avert the worst impacts of global warming.

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday it was important to provide financing to industries that require a long period to transition toward greener operations.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson encouraged Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi to go further in his climate finance commitments to help developing countries adopt clean technology, his Downing Street office said on Saturday.

UN climate envoy Mark Carney called on Wednesday for more blended finance facilities to mobilise private finance to help the developing world access climate finance, saying the money was there.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she hopes to pass President Joe Biden's $1 trillion infrastructure bill and the rule for his social policy and climate change legislation on Friday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Thursday for smooth global trade in vaccines and other medical supplies, saying that unilateralism and protectionism are rising across the world and globalisation is facing headwinds.

By William Schomberg and David Milliken

British finance minister Rishi Sunak pledged on Wednesday to "rewire" the global financial system for net zero, saying London will also commit 100 million pounds ($136.19 million) to make climate finance more accessible to developing countries.

Britain and India introduced a plan on Tuesday to improve connections between the world's electricity power grids to accelerate the transition to greener energy.