Cop28 heads for overtime as draft fossil fuel deal divides nations

Greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels are the main cause of climate change

Demonstrators hold signs that read "hold the line" and "end fossil fuels" during the COP28 UN Climate Summit, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

The Cop28 climate summit is hurtling towards overtime early on Tuesday, with negotiators awaiting a new draft deal after many countries criticised a previous version as too weak because it omitted a "phase-out" of fossil fuels.

Countries gathered at the Dubai summit are attempting to agree on a global plan of action to limit climate change fast enough to avert more disastrous flooding, fatal heat and irreversible changes to the world's ecosystems.