Rab for the environment.
The Glasgow climate conference, which was due to end on Friday, will continue on Saturday after another night of consultations, its president Alok Sharma said in a message to delegations released by the UN.
A third version of the text of the final declaration, many points of which remain disputed, must be published around 9 am (French time), before a new plenary session “not before 10 am” (11 am for us) to hear the positions of the various groups, specifies the president who "intends" to end this COP on Saturday.
This agreement is nevertheless considered crucial to preserve the chances of meeting the objectives of the fight against climate change.
Rich countries must "put the money on the table"
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday called on rich countries to "put the money on the table" to wrest a deal at COP26, the capital to fight against global warming, as bitter negotiations continued on aid to poor countries and fossil fuels.
Early in the morning, the UK's presidency of this climate conference issued a new draft final declaration, but the afternoon plenary session highlighted the still significant differences among the 200 or so signatory countries of the Paris agreement in 2016.
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A failure at this COP deemed crucial for the future of humanity would further endanger the objective of the Paris agreement to limit global warming to "well below" of + 2 ° C per compared to the pre-industrial era, if possible +1.5 ° C.
The financial envelope of poor countries, a hotly contested subject
One of the most disputed points: the financial envelope to help the poorest countries - which are the least responsible for climate change but are on the front line in the face of its impacts - to reduce their emissions and prepare to face storms and heat waves. and increasing droughts.
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Another burning issue at the heart of the negotiations, fossil fuels, the main cause of global warming, that the Paris agreement did not mention.
The last draft declaration provides for the inclusion - softened compared to the first version - of the exit from their funding.
A mention supported in particular by the EU and the United States.
The American envoy John Kerry even lambasting the massive subsidies to these energies which are "the very definition of madness".
