5 ways countries stymie climate negotiations without actually saying ‘no’

Nearly every country in the world has acknowledged that climate change is a serious problem . It’s hard to ignore, as billions of people suffer through increasingly destructive storms and extreme heat .

In response, most governments have promised repeatedly to cut greenhouse gas emissions that are driving global temperatures higher . Yet those emissions are still hitting record levels , and global negotiations over how to slow climate change routinely end with weak promises .