Portside

'The main barrier to confronting the climate crisis isn’t lack of knowledge about the problem, nor is it the lack of cost-effective solutions.

'It’s the lack of political will by most world leaders to confront the special interests that have worked long and hard to block the path to a sustainable low-carbon future. Until this changes, we’re not going to see the action we need.'

Alden Meyer, director of strategy at the
Union of Concerned Scientists who
has attended virtually every climate
negotiation over the past 19 years