Anxiety and frustration as talks go into extra time
The Independent|November 13, 2021
The Cop26 climate summit officially entered extra time last night. The two-week UN climate summit was yet to reach its conclusion despite daily assurances from the UK minister and Cop26 president, Alok Sharma, that a consensus would be achieved by 6pm.
DAISY DUNNE
Anxiety and frustration as talks go into extra time

Seasoned Cop attendees were not surprised. The last UN climate conference to finish on schedule was Cop12 in Nairobi, which took place 15 years ago; Cop25 in Madrid, the last summit before Glasgow, was the longest in the history of the talks.

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