Major climate summit negotiations remain at an early stage

Four days into the UN climate summit in Antalya, negotiations on major issues including phasing out fossil fuels and financial support for developing countries remain at an early stage, according to observers following the talks. Draft texts prepared by the Australian and Turkish presidents still contain numerous gaps and open-ended options, the observers said.

Barbara Rosen Jacobson, of development organisation Prosper Global, said discussions on the agenda had moved relatively quickly. Her organisation is focused on climate finance, including funding to help countries adapt to climate change.

At the previous summit in Baku, countries agreed that this adaptation finance budget should be tripled by 2035. But they did not specify the amount to be tripled, leaving a key detail unresolved.