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the first minister on the job that i do on behalf of people here in wales. that spring term will see the publication of our child poverty strategy, the final report of the independent commission on the constitutional future of wales, the future of steel making in wales will be on our agenda early in the senedd spring term, as well the senedd reform, conclusion of consultations about making the council tax fairer and the reform of the school year. module to be of the covid i9 uk inquiry will happen in wales during february and march. module 28. and of course a budget to february and march. module 2b. and of course a budget to pass through the senedd. there will be plenty of time for political obituaries and retrospection once i ceased to be first minister. but not before. in a five year period, which has seen wales deal with astarte, brexit, the covid pandemic, the climate crisis, wars in ukraine and the middle east and four different prime ministers so far, there ....
our correspondent, graham satchell reports. a long night of last minute wrangling in dubai as delegates embarked on golf buggy diplomacy to reach an agreement. and finally a new draft text with slightly tougher language. the sticking point has always been the future of fossil fuels. the hope from many here was that this cop would agree to phase out the use of fossil fuels by 2050. the first draft agreement listed measures that countries could use to reach net zero. that was described as grossly insufficient. the new draft being scrutinised now calls on countries to transition away from fossil fuels to enable the world to reach net zero by 2050. chanting: fossil fuels phase out! for climate change activists, that won t be enough. it doesn t compel countries to act. scientists agree that without significant global action to dramatically reduce the use of fossil fuels, the consequences will be catastrophic. but the difficulty with cop is that all countries need to agree the te ....