Pointless?

Lots of fine 'pledges' were made at last year's Dubai COP28. There's been, however, no sign of the promised transition from fossil fuels to 'renewables' in 2024. The burning of coal, oil and gas all continued to rise (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/13/no-sign-of-promised-fossil-fuel-transition-as-emissions-hit-new-high). At Baku's COP29, the Albanian Prime Minister (PM) now wonders what's the point of the meeting, 'if the biggest polluters continue as usual' (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2024/nov/13/cop-29-leaders-speak-after-report-finds-climate-pledges-not-kept-live-updates). This PM clearly has a point. Do the COP meetings actually make any difference? Is it just 'window dressing'? The actions of the big players (countries and consortia) will ultimately determine whether catastrophic climate change can be avoided. There's little sign of these folk wanting to change their current behaviour. 'Drill, baby, drill' seems even more in vogue!