Trump’s Words Aren’t Stopping China, Brazil And Other Countries From Setting Higher Climate Goals

Progress has still been slow despite the promises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

In the Marshall Islands, where the land averages only 7 feet above sea level, people are acutely aware of climate change .

Their ancestors have lived on this string of Pacific islands for thousands of years. But as sea level rises , storms more easily flood communities and farmland with saltwater . Warming ocean water has triggered mass coral-bleaching events, harming habitats that are important for both tourism and fish that the islands’ economy relies on.

If the world fails to rein in the greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change, studies suggest low-lying islands like these could be uninhabitable within decades .

Climate change isn’t just a problem for islands. Countries worldwi