Mary Nichols

2 weeks ago | civilbeat.org | Mary Nichols |Kim Gamel

In recent years, the real progress has been outside the rooms where the high-level official U.N. negotiations are held. When the annual U.N. climate conference descends on the small Brazilian rainforest city of Belém in November 2025, it will be tempting to focus on the drama and disunity among major nations. Only 21 countries had even submitted their updated plans for managing climate change by the 2025 deadline required under the Paris Agreement.