MADRID (Dec 2, Agencies): The chair of a two-week climate summit attended by nearly 200 countries warned at its opening on Monday (Dec 2)that those refusing to adjust to the planet’s rising temperatures "will be on the wrong side of history.”
Chile’s environment minister, Carolina Schmidt, said that the Dec 2-13 meeting in Madrid needs to lay the groundwork for moving toward carbon neutral economies while being sensitive to the poorest and those most vulnerable to rising temperatures - something that policymakers have termed "just transition.”