Fossil fuels and finance take centre stage in COP26 final day
Demonstrators take part in a pro-environment protest in central Londo. Developed nations favour a greater push on emissions reductions, something countries yet to fully electrify their grids feel is unfair. FILE PHOTO | AFP
A new draft COP26 statement called on nations to ease reliance on fossil fuels and boost funding to help vulnerable nations face the climate crisis as talks entered their final hours on Friday.
Delegates from nearly 200 nations are wrangling over a final agreement to the summit, which aims to keep the goal of limiting temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius, as global warming-driven disasters hit home around the world.
