UN climate summit lands pledges to slash emissions from cars, planes, ships

Automakers, airlines and governments unveiled a raft of pledges at the UN climate summit on Wednesday to slash greenhouse gas emissions from global transport, albeit with some conspicuous absences.

Driving, flying and shipping contribute nearly a quarter of the world’s manmade greenhouse gas emissions, making transport a valuable target in the effort to fight climate change.

US carmakers Ford and General Motors were...