Global climate deal agreed: "We have kept 1.5 degrees alive... but, its pulse is weak" COP26 president says

Last-minute drama as objection to coal language leads to weakened text in final agreement

Climate pact: Alok Sharma, president of the COP26 climate summit, gestures during a press conference at the end of the summit in Glasgow.
Climate pact: Alok Sharma, president of the COP26 climate summit, gestures during a press conference at the end of the summit in Glasgow.Photo: AP/SCANPIX
Published 13 November 2021, 23:51Updated 14 November 2021, 13:23