Global climate talks have been extended into the weekend as nations wrangle over carbon accounting issues, including whether Australia should be able to slash its Paris emissions reduction goals using a surplus from an earlier era.
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| Still time for last-minutes snaps: Climate talks in Madrid, Spain, have run over time as nations wrangle over key definitions that could affect Australia. |
As is typical with Conference of the Parties (COP) events, the gathering in the Spanish capital of Madrid blew past its Friday deadline. Observers expect negotiations on carbon trading rules and other issues to last until at least Sunday, Australian time.
Read the story from The Age by Peter Hannam - “‘Not winning friends': Australia cops blame as climate talks extended.”
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