Mask-off outbursts by Maga insiders and most strikingly, the destruction and reconstruction of the presidential seat, with a huge new $300m ballroom, means Trump isn’t planning to leave the White House when his term ends, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
At the same time, we are witnessing the ascendancy of authoritarian leaders in thrall to the fossil fuel industries whose representatives have, like cuckoos in the nest, captured the conferences and used them as fig leaves for their real intention: the untrammelled expansion of their self-serving empires.
Founded in 1995, the Conference of the Parties (Cop) aimed to unite global leaders to track climate progress, set national goals, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.



