Almost a decade since the Paris Agreement was signed at COP21 – with the landmark goal of limiting global heating to 1.5C – the world is hurtling towards double that. The gulf between the hope that groundbreaking deal represented and the current reality has left many people frustrated with the annual UN climate summits. With time ticking down, some experts are questioning whether climate COPs are the best space, or structured in the best way, for the scale of action required. “I would just like it if more countries and more parts of civil society would step back and really take a hard look at …