Top U.S. Climate Official Warns Of Renewed Splits With Developing Nations

A top State Department climate official is warning of a renewed push by large developing countries to “re-negotiate” the structure of the Paris Agreement that seeks to share the burden for addressing climate change among both developing and industrialized nations. This dynamic, according to deputy climate envoy Sue Biniaz, is among a series of major challenges ahead of this December’s international climate conference in Dubai, during which countries will conclude the first “global stocktake” (GST) of collective progress toward achieving...