UN publishes draft of slimmed-down Paris climate change deal
by Fiona Harvey from on (#PGW1)
Draft text of climate deal is cut down from more than 90 pages to just 20 pages in boost for international talks on cutting carbon emissions after 2020
A new draft of the potential global agreement on climate change, to be negotiated this December in Paris, has been published by the United Nations.
The text is a crucial step forward for the talks, as previous versions of the draft were judged to be too long and unwieldy for negotiators to grapple with in time for the December deadline.
