Failure haunts UN environment conferences

Baku (AFP) Nov 23, 2024

Negotiators were struggling to reach a deal Saturday at UN climate talks in Baku. If they fail, it would not be the first time. Since the first UN climate conference in 1995, several of the annual sessions have descended into acrimony or even failed completely because of a lack of consensus. COP6 in The Hague in 2000 marked the only time the talks were suspended. They resumed half a yea