A tense round of international negotiations over the future of global action on climate change was running into over time on Friday night, and some negotiators say the current round of talks may not result in an agreement at all. And part of the holdup is coming from the United States. Activists and other negotiators again blame the US, which they say is insisting on language that would prevent any other country from holding it, the largest historical emitter of greenhouse gases, liable for any climate-related damages.
By Umair Irfan. Vox. December 13, 2019.