Prospects for Paris climate deal 'look pretty good'
Richard Black comments on adoption of new draft text at Paris climate talks
By George Smeeton
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Commenting on the news that the UN climate talks in Paris have adopted a draft text for a new global agreement on climate change, Richard Black, director of the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), said: “Negotiators have made a serious amount of progress this week, and we’re close to where the French hosts wanted us to be at this point, with most of the technical details ironed out so that politicians can get cracking next week on the big issues.
“The situation couldn’t be more different from Copenhagen six years ago, when delegations were more interested in grandstanding than graft.
“You can never predict these things with certainty and countries are some way apart on issues such as finance, but the chances of securing an agreement next weekend that will both constrain climate change and help poor countries prepare for inevitable impacts now look pretty good.”