The UN climate summit was locked in eleventh-hour negotiations on Tuesday after the majority of countries present clashed with Saudi Arabia and other oil-producing nations over whether to commit to the phaseout of fossil fuels.
Some negotiators said that about 80 per cent of the almost 200 countries at COP28 were seeking to strengthen draft conclusions that proposed only voluntary reductions in gas, oil and coal production and consumption.
Diplomats said Riyadh was the key obstacle to a stronger declaration and was backed by other Opec and Opec+ countries such as Iraq and Russia.
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