Despite ‘Headwinds’, Advocates Say Climate Talks Show Continued Effort

Ahead of this year’s international climate negotiations -- which face mounting geopolitical challenges, including a rebuke from Trump administration officials -- some observers are nonetheless projecting optimism about the ongoing global commitment to implementing the Paris Agreement and striving to achieve its goals. “If we come out of COP30 demonstrating that the Paris Agreement is alive and functioning, I think in the current context, that is pretty newsworthy [in and] of itself,” said Kaveh Guilanpour, international climate chief with the...