COP29 skirts diplomatic disasterBY ROSE MARY PETRASS | MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024 2:06PMAn eleventh-hour agreement on carbon markets was the major outcome of the world's largest climate conference which spiraled into an ineffective platform for international negotiation. Related News |
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