"Stand and deliver," UN chief tells faltering COP27 climate summit

Crunch time for UN climate talks as Friday deadline looms

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — An impassioned plea for climate justice and compensation for vulnerable nations from a 10-year-old Ghanaian activist moved staid and stalled diplomats to their feet Friday.Nakeeyat Dramani Sam scolded delegates at this year’s U.N. climate talks, saying they would act faster to rein in global warming if they were her age.“It is an emergency,” she told negotiators, holding a sign that read “Payment Due”. “If all of yo…

Fri. 8:36 a.m.: Crunch time for UN climate talks as today’s deadline looms

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Global climate talks approached crunch time today, the final scheduled day of negotiations that are expected to go past their deadline as chances of a deal still looked unclear.A new draft cover decision from the Egyptian presidency came out this morning, half the size of Thursday’s 20-page document that was criticized for being vague and bloated. But this new 10-page one still has little new compared to previous ye…

Climate talks hit crunch time as Friday deadline looms

Friday is the final scheduled day of negotiations at the global climate summit in Egypt, but the talks could go past their deadline to clinch a deal.

Crunch time for UN climate talks as Friday deadline looms

Global climate talks approached crunch time on Friday, the final scheduled day of negotiations that are expected to go past their deadline as chances of a deal still looked unclear.

Crunch time for UN climate talks as Friday deadline looms

Global climate talks approached crunch time on Friday, the final scheduled day of negotiations that are expected to go past their deadline as chances of a deal still looked unclear. A new draft cover decision from the Egyptian presidency came out Friday morning, half the size of Thursday's 20-page document that was criticized for being vague and bloated. But this new 10-page one still has little new compared to previous years and plenty of place…

Crunch time for UN climate talks as Friday deadline looms

Global climate talks approached crunch time on Friday, the final scheduled day of negotiations that are expected to go past their deadline as chances of a deal still looked unclear.