Negotiators from 197 countries clinched a "watered down" consensus agreement on a climate deal on Saturday after an exhausting two weeks of United Nations-brokered climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland bogged down in disputes over aid for the most vulnerable nations, phasing out coal and setting rules for global carbon markets.
The final documents amounted to a rule book for carrying out the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change, which obliged nations to make good on their greenhouse gas-cutting pledges and commit enough money to transition to a green economy. Though it aimed to speed more urgent climate action, the deal fell short of what the world's top climate scientists say is needed to avert the worst effects of global warming.
