Draft Deal’s GHG, Fossil-Phaseout Goals Win Praise But Disputes Remain

Draft “decisions” from the ongoing Glasgow climate summit that would, for the first time, press countries to speed a phaseout of coal use and fossil fuel subsidies, while also pressing them to offer stronger greenhouse gas targets by the end of next year are winning initial praise from environmentalists. Yet several disagreements remain in the texts released early Nov. 10 by the United Kingdom organizers of the summit, including continued objections by developing countries to pledges regarding climate-related financial support,...