Egypt's Cop27 summit President Sameh Shoukry has urged negotiators to hash out a comprehensive climate deal with “meaningful outcomes” by Friday as delegates remain largely at loggerheads about the path forward.
"Our common objective is to adopt consensus decisions and conclusions on Friday that will constitute comprehensive, ambitious and balanced outcomes of the Sharm El Sheikh conference," he told delegates.
"It is now up to us all here to rise to the occasion and respond to the demands and calls from our communities around the world. We will accept no less than meaningful outcomes at Cop27.
One week into this year's UN summit, frustrations are starting to flare as negotiators worry about resolving the myriad details in time for a deal.
Negotiators in Sharm El Sheikh will look to a bilateral meeting Monday in Bali between China's Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden, along with the communique from a G20 meeting both will subsequently attend, for signals that could break the deadlock in Egypt.
"Confirming the 1.5C goal in Bali would make our lives easier," a senior negotiator at the climate talks said.
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