Delegates from nearly 200 nations sparred for two weeks in Madrid at the annual United Nations climate summit without setting new emissions targets before next year’s U.N. convention in Glasgow or creating a framework to reward and encourage efforts to cut emissions. “Regretfully, after all the hard work that you have all done we couldn’t get to an agreement,” said Chile’s Environment Minister Carolina Schmidt, who presided over the summit that ended Sunday. “The new generations expect more from us.” Outside the conference, activists representing environmentalists, youth groups and endangered communities demanded action to curb global warming. Inside the venue, President Trump and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s climate scepticism clashed with a European-led coalition pressing for ambitious rules to enforce the Paris pact. Financing to help poorer countries transition into less-polluting technology also proved contentious. The issue deepened the divide between less-developed countries that account for a fraction of […]