Paris climate change deal: new draft cuts through key sticking points
by Lenore Taylor in Paris from on (#XANZ)
French foreign minister says Paris talks are 'extremely close' to agreement but negotiations will overrun into Saturday
Negotiators in Paris are within reach of a global agreement to curb greenhouse emissions to 2030 and beyond, with the French foreign minister, Laurent Fabius, saying the meeting was "extremely close to the finishing line" as he presented a draft text that cut through many key sticking points.
After reading the draft and chairing a meeting of the so-called "umbrella group" of developed nations, the Australian foreign minister, Julie Bishop, said she thought the text was "about 80% there".
