Outside the UN climate summit in Madrid, protesters are demanding immediate and aggressive action on climate change. Inside, negotiators are slogging through bureaucratic details. They’re hoping to set the rules for carbon-trading markets, and make progress toward setting up a framework for climate-impacted countries to get financial help. Rachel Waldholz reports on the tension between activists calling for immediate, aggressive action, and the slow churning of international diplomacy.
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