COP 30 unlikely to shift political will

Money is tight, wars are a huge distraction, and the climate has become unfashionable, so we’ll just have to wait and hope for better times.

Nothing very impressive is likely to come out of the UN climate conference despite the urgency of the situation, writes Gwynne Dyer. UN photograph courtesy by Kiara Worth

Opinion

BY GWYNNE DYER

November 10, 2025

LONDON, U.K.— Populist parties are already in power in some developed countries, and waiting just outside the door in many more. The key trick of populist politicians is to tell the voters what they want to hear, and the voters definitely do not want their lives to be disr...

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