BBCNEWS The Context with Christian Fraser June 4, 2024 21:43:00
Before the end of cop. so what are the key sticking points? the draft communique includes a section on loss and damage — relating to a funding mechanism the developing nations have been demaning, to pay for unavoidable climate damage. the big polluters, the us the eu and the uk do not want to sign up to any binding agreement on compensation. also missing is a broad commitment to phase down all fossil fuels, rather thanjust coal as has been proposed by india and the european union. the eu is pushing for even tougher "phase out" language. here's the un secretary general, antonio guterres addre...
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