COP26Nations strike climate deal after India-led compromise on coal
Last-minute drama switches wording from 'phase out' to 'phase down'
John Kerry, U.S. special envoy for climate, gestures at the end of a stocktaking plenary session at the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, on Nov. 13. © AP
RHYANNON BARTLETT-IMADEGAWA, Nikkei staff writer
November 14, 2021 03:55 JST
Updated on November 14, 2021 07:22 JST
GLASGOW, Scotland -- In a dramatic turn in the final moments of the U.N. international climate conference, nearly 200 countries agreed on a global climate deal at COP26 here on Saturday, with a last-minute amendment to only "phase down" coal rather than "phase out" the fossil fuel.