As Biden exits UN climate summit, pleas for bold action by world leaders go unheeded
GLASGOW, Scotland — With no global consensus reached on how to quickly curb rising temperatures, President Joe Biden sought other avenues of progress on his last day at the United Nations climate summit, forging narrower agreements to cut methane emissions and save the world’s forests.
The patchwork of announcements generated a flurry of positive headlines despite environmental advocates’ doubts that the convention will provide the momentum necessary to curb climate change. The summit will continue for another 10 days but without most countries’ top representatives.
World leaders announced Tuesday
