BREAKING: Global climate deal reached at COP26 after last-minute change on cutting coal
A deal on averting the worst impacts of climate change has finally be reached at COP26.
Negotiations went into overtime after nations failed to reach an agreement by the original 6pm deadline on Friday. On Saturday evening, the Indian delegate called for a change to the wording of the draft climate agreement. COP26 president, UK minister Alok Sharma, became emotional as he apologised for the fraught negotiations.‘I understand the deep disappointment. It’s also vital we protect this package,’ he said.supercharging 2030 emissions-cutting targets as soon as next year, helping to ‘keep 1.5C alive,’ a key objective of the talksdoubling funding for developing nations to adapt to climate change by 2025
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