COP deal to end foreign fossil fuel funding has key holdout


LONDON: The UK has corralled about 20 nations to pledge to stop funding foreign fossil fuel projects, though the diplomatic win is tempered by the omission of China and Japan.

A one-page statement will be unveiled at the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, according to people familiar with the matter.

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