Cop-27 talks extended in bid to reach breakthrough

Environment Minister Eamon Ryan has conceded consensus remained a long way off.

The UN climate change Cop-27 summit is to be extended after intense negotiations failed to reach a deal on compensating vulnerable countries for extreme weather events.

Like previous Cop events, the two-week summit in Egypt's Sharm-el-Sheikh ran into overtime, as hopes of a last-minute breakthrough before the scheduled end ran out.