Vanessa Nakate: A Ugandan climate activist works to hold global superpowers accountable

In November, representatives from nearly 200 countries attended the 29th U.N. Climate Change Conference, known as COP29. Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate was not among them.

“It’s very disturbing what the COP process has become,” Nakate said about her reason not to attend. She described recent conferences “like talk shows, honestly,” emphasizing that the world’s nations have failed to cut planet-warming emissions enough to meet their global target. Many of her fellow activists opted not to attend as well.

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