00:00 Hopes for finishing a critical climate summit on time are fading as countries are still
00:05 far apart on key issues, including an agreement on what to do about fossil fuels causing dangerous
00:11 global warming.
00:13 COP28 is scheduled to finish around midday, but Monday's release of a draft agreement
00:17 has angered certain countries.
00:19 "This text is insufficient.
00:22 There are elements that are acceptable in the state.
00:28 It's a disappointment."
00:30 "The need for urgency to replace and reduce fossil fuels in the power sector in this critical
00:37 decade is completely missing.
00:41 The language on coal contradicts EU energy policies and it allows for new coal power
00:48 plants."
00:49 "The draft calls for countries to reduce consumption and production of fossil fuels in a 'orderly
00:57 and equitable' manner.
00:59 Campaigners say it's far from enough."
01:02 "So the Arabia and other fossil fuel producing nations have pushed back and eventually what
01:07 we are seeing a language which only talks about reducing consumption and production
01:12 of fossil fuels.
01:13 That's unacceptable.
01:14 We as civil society reject the text because we are already going through climate emergency."
01:19 A revised text is expected later Tuesday that takes into account many of the comments from
01:24 participants.
01:25 Final decisions by delegates have to be by consensus.
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