A train filled with coal passing through Wyco, West Virginia. According to a review by the Kick Big Polluters Out coalition, 1,600 fossil fuel representatives, including diplomats from countries with state-run oil companies, participated in COP30. — Jared Hamilton/The New York Times
WHEN nearly 200 nations signed the 2015 Paris agreement, acknowledging the threat of rising global temperatures and vowing action, many hoped the era of climate denial was over.
Ten years on, it has returned, arguably stronger than ever.
