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The view from inside the Glasgow climate summit: A focus on faster policy changes as talks intensify – amid grandstanding and anger outside

  • Written by Rachel Kyte, Dean of the Fletcher School, Tufts University
The view from inside the Glasgow climate summit: A focus on faster policy changes as talks intensify – amid grandstanding and anger outsideCountries facing existential risks from climate change, like the Maldives, are demanding faster action and financing to help them survive.UNFCCC

Young people poured into the streets of Glasgow on Nov. 5 and 6, 2021, angry and impatient as the first week of the U.N. climate summit ended. Their anger is matched by anxiety in the conference halls as...

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