As many as 45 countries, among them 24 high-emission nations, announced additional cuts than those in their PA commitments by 2030, either at the summit, or over the past few months, despite the sharp economic downturn precipitated by COVID-19.

The Rulebook at the conference was indeed successfully finalized, but only after diluting several provisions and kicking many important issues down the road.

The 1.5 degree C goal is next to impossible, and will put huge and unfair pressure on India and other developing countries

Trump and others fall back on centuries-old colonial stereotypes of islanders being “lazy” and “indolent,” and, in his own words, “wanting everything done for them”.