New draft of Cop26 deal weakens language on fossil fuel phaseout

The inclusion of a reference to fossil fuels was a first for a UN decision document of this type (Rui Vieira/PA)

A new draft of the deal that could be agreed at the Glasgow Cop26 climate talks appears to have watered down its push to curb fossil fuels.

The first draft of the “cover decision” for the overarching agreement at the summit called for countries “to accelerate the phasing-out of coal and subsidies for fossil fuels”.