Can U.N. summits save the planet? A faltering year of talks brings up questions about the process

The world’s nations keep faltering in their efforts to join together to save the planet from several environmental crises. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, from front left, United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Simon Stiell, United Nations climate chief, Antonio Guterres, United Nations secretary-general, Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan president, Turkey President Recep Tayyip and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose with others for a group photo at the COP29 U.N. Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, from front left, United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Simon Stiell, United Nations climate chief, Antonio Guterres, United Nations secretary-general, Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan president, Turkey President Recep Tayyip and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose with others for a group photo at the COP29 U.N. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Activists participate in a demonstration for climate finance at the COP29 U.N. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print A group poses after a news conference at a session on plastic pollution in Busan, South Korea, Dec. 1, 2024.