COP26 talks stumble on climate cash 'cliffhanger'
Gulf Times
Sleep-deprived COP26 negotiators on Saturday struggled to bridge deep divisions holding up an ambitious deal to deliver the emissions cuts needed to avert the accelerating disaster of climate change.
A new draft text released by the Glasgow summit's UK presidency urged nations to accelerate efforts to phase-out of unfiltered coal and "inefficient" fossil fuel subsidies.
Large emitters such as China, Saudi Arabia and Russia had tried to remove the mention of polluting fuels, according to delegates.
But after resistance from the United States and European Union, the draft text omitted any reference to a specific finance facility for "loss and damage" -- the mounting cost of global warming so far -- which has been a key demand of poorer nations.
