Climate talks resume, proposal on coal phaseout still on table
Negotiators at the this year’s UN climate talks pored over fresh proposals Saturday aimed at sealing a deal that could credibly be said to boost the world’s efforts to tackle global warming.
British officials chairing the talks in Glasgow, Scotland, released new draft agreements on Saturday after telling delegates from almost 200 nations late Friday to go and get some rest as the official deadline passed.
A proposal for the overarching decision retains contentious language calling on countries to accelerate efforts towards the phase-out of unabated coal power and inefficient fossil fuel subsidies.
