After more than 20 years of negotiations,the next 48 hours are seen as crunch time in reaching a deal to avoid uncertain temperature riseAustralia has warned against stripping the Paris climate agreement of ambition in order to get some kind of deal as negotiators met to consider yet another draft agreement.
Speaking of behalf of the so-called umbrella group of developed countries – which includes the US, Canada, and Japan and unusual Zealand – Australia’s ambassador for the environment,Peter Woolcott, said the group had significant concerns the draft was “not balanced”.
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Source: theguardian.com