As world leaders gather at COP25, Australia's fire season could be one of the most extreme ever due ... [+] to a prolonged drought and the effects of climate change. Now in its second week, today the UN Climate Change Conference COP25 moved into its high-level phase, in which ministers from the participating nations meet to discuss issues such as carbon trading rules. Swedish environment activist Greta Thunberg talks to media at COP25 in Madrid, urging world leaders ... [+] to take more urgent action on climate change. “Right now there are record floods and fires around the globe, and these things are only going to keep getting worse. “Article 6 is the most pressing issue because it’s the most contentious,” Elliott told Forbes.com from Madrid.

Source: Forbes December 09, 2019 23:03 UTC