Second Cop26 draft text: Coal phaseout remains in but some language softened
by Fiona Harvey, Damian Carrington, Adam Morton and a from Environment | The Guardian on (#5RTP7)
Negotiators in Glasgow are working to come to an agreement as the conference enters its final day
Countries are being called on to accelerate the phaseout of coal power at the Cop26 summit, and to return to the negotiating table next year with improvements to their national plans on cutting greenhouse gases.
The second draft of the key outcome from the Cop26 summit, now nearing its final hours in Glasgow after a fortnight of intense talks, showed a slight softening of language in some instances but retained the core demands for a return.
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