'Climate negotiations are inherently abusive': campaigner Brianna Craft on the struggle smaller countries face

In her memoir, the Cop delegate draws parallels with her violent childhood home and the imbalance of power in global summitsWhen Brianna Craft arrived at her first UN climate conference in 2011, she was 24, optimistic and full of hope, believing that the negotiations were where the crisis would be solved.More than a decade later, her feelings have changed significantly. "Yes, it is the only thing that exists where the poorest countries have a seat at the table," she says of the annual "conferences of the parties", or Cops, "but that does not mean it is a good thing, or a right thing, or a just thing". Continue reading...