Rich countries 'missing in action' as compromise at UN climate summit falls well short

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Negotiators from nearly 200 nations came to Spain's capital with the aim of finalising the rulebook for the 2015 Paris agreement but critics have said what was agreed falls well short of what's needed

A visitor rests at the COP25 climate talks congress in Madrid Image: Manu Fernandez A visitor rests at the COP25 climate talks congress in Madrid Image: Manu Fernandez A MARATHON UN summit wrapped up today with little to show, squeezing hard-earned compromises from countries over a global warming battle plan that fell well short of what science says is needed to tackle the climate crisis.

The summit – moved at the last minute from Chile due to unrest – at times teetered on the brink of collapse as rich polluters, emerging powerhouses and climate-vulnerable nations groped for common ground in the face of competing national interests. Most of the world’s biggest emitting countries are missing in action and resisting calls to raise their ambition. The push for a strengthening of voluntary carbon cutting plans is led by small-island and least-developed states, along with the European Union.

“Major players who needed to deliver in Madrid did not live up to expectations,” said Laurence Tubiana, CEO of the European Climate Foundation and, as France top negotiator, a main architect of the Paris Agreement.

 

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It’s cold today.they told us paying carbon tax would stop climate change 😂

Since nothing is 'needed' for an imaginary crisis -( that none of you seem capable of admitting) - it's still a bit of a loss .It's 10 years since Gore's 'inconvenient (lies) truth' .EVERY. SINGLE. THING. HE. AND.THE.UN . PREDICTED. ?.DIDN'T HAPPEN . 0. HE GOT A NOBEL THOUGH 😳

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