New draft gives and takes as UN climate talks enter last stretch

A delegate walks past a sign during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 11, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman

GLASGOW (Reuters) - A new draft agreement drawn up for the last scheduled day of the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow on Friday presses countries to reach higher in their plans to tackle global warming but also tries to balance the demands of developing and richer nations.

While retaining its core demand for countries to set tougher climate pledges next year, the draft uses weaker language than a previous one in asking nations to phase out subsidies for the fossil fuels that are the prime manmade cause of global warming.