Climate consensus unravels

Mine-detecting workers near Lyman, Ukraine in the haze of forest-fire smoke in this file photo on Aug 22, 2024. A transformed China, conflicts in Ukraine and elsewhere, and intractable clashes over money have pushed the prospects of progress on climate change to a new low. — ©2024 The New York Times Company

GLOBAL power is fractured.

Temperatures have risen to record levels. Bitterness and anxiety are rising in vulnerable countries lashed by deadly heatwaves and floods.