“To waste this opportunity would compromise our last best chance to stop runaway climate change,” he said. ‘Redline issue’But a handful of countries at the talks, led by the United States and Saudi Arabia, have blocked efforts to endorse the so-called IPCC report, which many developing countries see as essential. “Ice melts at zero degrees Celsius — that’s 32 degrees Fahrenheit,” quipped van Ypersele, converting into the temperature scale used in the United States. The talks will now focus on hammering out a final text, composed of “decisions,” including one adopting the rule book. “From what we have seen so far, they have not made any bold moves,” said Miguel Arias Canete, European Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 12, 2018 22:41 UTC