Almost 200 nations accepted a contentious climate compromise Saturday aimed at keeping a key global warming target alive, but it contained a last-minute change that some high officials called a watering down of crucial language about coal.
COP26 President Alok Sharma, center, speaks during an informal plenary stocktake on day 14 of COP26 at SECC on Nov. 13, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland.GLASGOW, Scotland —
Negotiators from Switzerland and Mexico called the coal language change against the rules because it came so late. However, they said they had no choice but to hold their noses and go along with it. In addition to the revised coal language, the Glasgow Climate Pact includes enough financial incentives to almost satisfy poorer nations and solves a long-standing problem to pave the way for carbon trading.
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