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UN publishes draft version of COP27 deal text

  • 17 Nov 2022
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The main entrance of the Sharm El Sheikh International Convention Centre in Egypt. File/AFP

The UN climate agency published on Thursday a first draft of what could be the overarching agreement from the COP27 climate summit.

The document was labelled a "non-paper" indicating it is still far from the final version.

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Based on requests that summit delegations have sought to be included in the final deal, it provides a basis for negotiations over the coming days that are likely to substantially flesh out and rework the text.

Reuters

 

 

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