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from fossil fuels by 2050. this follows the rejection of the first draft because it did not call for a phasing out of fossil fuels. there were quite a few leaders at this event to a not happy with that at all. so will this latest proposed text lead to agreement? will it get across the line? countries are looking at this text right now, deliberating over every word. let s go live to dubai. our middle east business correspondent sameer hashmi is at the cop for us. we could hear quite soon, good way, on what the leaders think about this latest text?- about this latest text? sally, we don t know about this latest text? sally, we don t know how - about this latest text? sally, we don t know how soon - about this latest text? sally, i we don t know how soon that would be, but, yes, the leaders and negotiators will be going into the room which is scheduled in about half an hour and they will discuss the latest text that has been released. we will have a discussion. there h ....
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 ....