The Kyoto climate treaty is hailed on stage but reality tells a different story

A gripping play in London’s West End tells how agreement of the first climate protocol in 1997 was a triumph, as scientists share new warnings about the scale of the crisis

As material for a West End show, the backroom machinations of an international climate conference sound unpromising.

Pedantry, boredom and delegates fighting over the wording of treaty clauses do not sound like the stuff of high drama. Nevertheless, Kyoto, a Royal Shakespeare Company production by Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson now playing at Soho Place in London, has been widely praised by critics and rapturously received at its opening this month.

Topics

Auschwitz: 80 years after its liberation, three survivors tell their stories

. Monday 27 January is the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz. Three survivors, two of whom were interned there as teenagers, tell Kate Connolly ...
The Guardian - 1d
After 80 years, not many Auschwitz survivors are left. One man makes telling the stories his mission

A Holocaust survivor who lived through four concentration camps as a young boy will return to Auschwitz to mark 80 years since the liberation of one of the Nazi's most notorious concentration camps
ABC News - 3d
‘Stuff happens and it sucks’: Brooke Shields on abuse, ageing and telling her own story

Brooke Shields, sexualised child star at just 11, is no stranger to tabloid controversy. Now 59, perhaps now she can tell us how she ended up so… normal?. Brooke Shields was at a party, drifting ...
The Guardian - Jan. 19
Hopes are high that home builders will fix America’s housing crisis. But the data tell a different story.

Construction of new homes jumped in December, but a look at 2024 overall shows builders weren’t ramping up construction despite strong demand.
MarketWatch - Jan. 18
Peter Sarsgaard on telling the story behind the live broadcast of the Munich Olympics attack

Actor Peter Sarsgaard, known for roles in "Presumed Innocent" and "Dead Man Walking," now stars in "September Five," recounting the harrowing story of an American broadcasting team during the 1972 ...
CBS News - Jan. 10
How to Tell Stories Like Steve Jobs

A professor came up with four principles that anyone can use to make messaging more memorable.
Inc. - Jan. 6
Amorim hails Manchester United’s different mentality in draw at Liverpool

Manager demands more of the same after 2-2 draw ‘Training and match, we need to face every day like that’ Ruben Amorim said Manchester United’s mentality was key to a vast improvement against ...
The Guardian - Jan. 5
Labour’s new year resolution? It needs a better story. Here’s one Starmer could tell | John Harris

There’s a solid social-democratic narrative this government could use – if only its leaders would actually try . Picture this. Keir Starmer is sitting at a kitchen table, staring into the camera, ...
The Guardian - Jan. 5
Trump Sees the U.S. as a ‘Disaster.’ The Numbers Tell a Different Story.

President Biden is bequeathing his successor a nation that by many measures is in good shape, even if voters remain unconvinced.
The New York Times - Jan. 5

More from The Guardian

Trump expected to sign executive orders to reshape military including ban on transgender troops, reports say – live

US president expected to sign three executive orders to reshape the military, including ban on transgender service members and gutting DEI programs. The Senate is expected on Monday to vote on the ...
The Guardian - 17m
Global tech shares fall as China AI chatbot DeepSeek spooks investors

Chinese startup’s $6m product raises doubts about sustainability of western artificial intelligence boom. Investors punished global tech stocks on Monday after the emergence of a Chinese chatbot ...
The Guardian - 6h
Rwandan-backed rebels M23 claim capture of eastern DRC city Goma

Fighters enter city on border with Rwanda after lightning advance, raising risk of broader regional war. Fighters from the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group claim to ...
The Guardian - 1h
Tens of thousands of Palestinians return to north Gaza as Israel opens checkpoints

People begin long walk at dawn to what remains of their homes after 24-hour delay over release of Israeli hostage. Middle East crisis – live updates Tens of thousands of Palestinians flooded ...
The Guardian - 36m
Belarus opposition and western leaders denounce stage-managed Lukashenko victory

German foreign minister calls election ‘bitter day’, while Vladimir Putin congratulates autocrat on ‘confident victory’. Western leaders and the Belarusian opposition have denounced Alexander ...
The Guardian - 9h

More in World

Burnley v Leeds: EFL Championship – live

Minute-by-minute updates on the action at Turf Moor Any thoughts and comments, you can email Daniel And Daniel Farke does likewise, bringing in Gruev for Rothwell in midfield.. Scott E. ...
The Guardian - 15m
Palestinians Stream Back to Northern Gaza on Foot

Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken.
The Wall Street Journal - 16m
Trump expected to sign executive orders to reshape military including ban on transgender troops, reports say – live

US president expected to sign three executive orders to reshape the military, including ban on transgender service members and gutting DEI programs. The Senate is expected on Monday to vote on the ...
The Guardian - 17m
Live Updates: In Carts and on Foot, Gazans Make the Long Trek Home

Tens of thousands of Palestinians began arriving in northern Gaza, months after Israel ordered them out. The Israel-Hamas cease-fire was holding after faltering over the weekend.
The New York Times - 25m
Gazans Crowd the Road North, Joyful but Anxious

For nearly 16 months, hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians have lived in tents, barred from returning to northern Gaza. On Monday, Israel allowed them to walk back.
The New York Times - 25m