Some of the key issues at the talks remain unresolved, but European diplomats and campaigners expressed hope that an agreement was in sight. I believe that we will be successful in the end.”The meeting in Katowice is the 24th UN climate summit. Germany’s environment minister said failure to curb climate change would cost the world a lot more than the trillions Trump claims he’s saving. “If we let entire stretches of this planet become uninhabitable then it will trigger gigantic costs,” Svenja Schulze told reporters. “I’m firmly convinced that if we invest in protecting the climate now it will be an enormous advantage, a competitive advantage, for industrialized countries like Germany.”

Source: Egypt Independent December 14, 2018 11:15 UTC