Just about all countries have reservations about the latest draft of a global agreement to fight climate change, though none has rejected it outright.
In a plenary session late Wednesday, delegates from India and Malaysia said the draft needs stronger commitments from wealthy nations to provide financial support for poor nations to cope with climate change.
Oil-rich Saudi Arabia, meanwhile, hinted that it won't accept a long-term goal of keeping the global temperature rise below 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F) — a demand by island nations and other vulnerable countries.
Island nations are keeping up the pressure on negotiators at the Paris climate talks for a strong accord against global warming.
Negotiators have released a new, shorter draft of an international accord to fight global warming that removes many previous questions but leaves several key issues unresolved.
Nor does it settle whether governments are aiming to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F) above pre-industrial times or closer to 2 degrees C (3.6 degrees F).
The host of Paris climate talks says negotiators have completed a new draft of a global climate accord, two days before the high-stakes conference is scheduled to end.
Amid a ubiquitous international promotional campaign before the Dec. 18 release of "The Force Awakens," the spirit of Star Wars appeared to be on many minds at the Paris conference — one security guard greeted visitors Wednesday with "may the force be with you."
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is announcing that the United States will double its commitment to helping vulnerable nations adapt to climate change impacts such as increased extreme weather events.
The U.S. money, which must be approved by Congress, will help fund domestic weather services, tracking systems to better assist poorer nations in forecasting and coping with major storms and other extreme weather events.
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