U.N. climate change summit wraps up as major nations resist pressure
The COP25 talks in Madrid were viewed as a test of governments' collective will to heed the advice of science to cut greenhouse gas emissions more rapidly, in order to prevent rising global temperatures from hitting irreversible tipping points.
Carolina Schmidt, Chile's Minister of Environment and U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP25) President, closes the COP25, in Madrid, Spain December 15, 2019(photo credit: REUTERS/NACHO DOCE)ByREUTERS
