Marathon U.N. climate summit falls short

The U.N. climate summit ended in Madrid without resolving how to put a price on carbon and only partial agreement on more ambition in cutting pollutants.

By Arete News - December 15, 2019

Climate activists in Madrid protest U.S. inaction with a "fossil award" (AN/John Englart)

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