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We need to switch to renewable power, it says, but also low emission energy. what is low emission energy? it is understood the phrase was included after pressure from the saudi delegation and other fossil fuel rich countries, and it is feared it could allow natural gas to be classified as green. there was a very strong move by some of the petro states to try and unwind some of those decisions and, in fact, go back to pre—paris kind of arrangements. and so, i mean, as you can tell, because how late we are, it was sort of trench warfare on that. many nations wanted the targets for emission red...

Of the petro states to try and unwind some of those decisions and, in fact, go back to pre—paris kind of arrangements. and so, i mean, as you can tell, because how late we are, it was sort of trench warfare on that. many nations wanted the targets for emission reductions to be much stronger. emissions peaking before 2025, as the science tells us is necessary. not in this text! clear follow—through on the phase—down of coal. not in this text! a clear commitment to phase out all fossil fuels. not in this text! and the energy text weakened in the final minutes. but the deal on loss and dama...

To cut emissions. the aim of these summits is to raise ambition every year but today's deal goes no further than what was agreed last year in glasgow. what is low emission energy? there's even a clause which could allow natural gas to be classified as green. guys? excuse me? there was a very strong move by some of the petro states to try to unwind some of those decisions and in fact go back to pre—paris kind of arrangements and so, as you can tell, because of how late we are, there was trench warfare on that. many countries wanted the targets to be much stronger. emissions peaking before 202...

Fund because of fears that china would not contribute. 0ur science correspondent, victoria gill, gave us her analysis from the summit. well, the peripheral event around these negotiations is just closing down around the negotiators, and we have just seen the latest version of a draft agreement, a proposed text that these countries could sign off on at some point in these overrunning negotiations, and it�*sjust a question of whether what is in that draft text could be something that every single party here could agree on. crucially, there is no mention of a phase down in fossil fuels, that wa...

That includes payments to help developing nations deal with global warming. there has been long—standing opposition in the west to a so—called loss and damage fund because of fears that china would not contribute. 0ur science correspondent, victoria gill, gave us her analysis from the summit. well, the peripheral event around these negotiations is just closing down around the negotiators, and we have just seen the latest version of a draft agreement, a proposed text that these countries could sign off on at some point in these overrunning negotiations, and it'sjust a question of whether wh...