COP28 head warns 'failure is not an option'


A group walks near a sign that reads "act now" at the COP28 UN Climate Summit, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. - AP

DUBAI (AFP): The Emirati head of UN climate negotiations stepped up pressure Sunday on countries to quickly resolve differences over a deal on fossil fuels, warning that "failure is not an option".

With the conference in Dubai due to officially end on Tuesday, COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber urged the nearly 200 nations at the talks to "show flexibility, to act with urgency and to find the common ground".

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