Latest COP28 Draft Agreement Expands Options Amid Uncertainty

DUBAI -- Negotiators at the international climate conference here are floating the most detailed draft agreement so far on key summit debates, though the measure largely expands the number of options ministers must agree on before the conference ends Dec. 12, instead of indicating that officials are nearing agreement on most topics. The latest draft “decision” document released Dec. 8 would formally conclude the inaugural “global stocktake” (GST) of collective progress toward achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement, which...