Previous UN climate summits have never reached a consensus and in the wake of yet another UN Climate Conference, the atmosphere is even tenser. As nations tackle climate change once more , one can’t fail to wonder whether an agreement will finally be reached. On the one hand, countries like Brazil and China are relentlessly criticizing the large financial pledges that wealthy countries have … [Read more...]
UN Climate Summit Promises Have World Leaders Facing Tough Slog Ahead
World leaders will have a difficult time as ever getting a reasonable deal on cutting greenhouse-gas emissions, especially after the end of the United Nations climate summit. Together with U.S. President Barack Obama, more than 100 world leaders promised to find a global agreement that would efficiently address climate change. These leaders took center stage yesterday in order to point out how … [Read more...]