Non-governmental organizations urged developing countries to leave the negotiations without an agreement rather than accept a bad agreement.
The overlong UN climate meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, proceeded to the decisive hours on Saturday in a tight situation, said the Minister of Environment and Climate Kai Mykkänen (co.) for the Finnish media from early evening.
The first closing session of the meeting was underway at the time, and the second closing session was to be held later in the evening.
Mykkänen described the meeting’s Saturday as exceptionally chaotic. The minister still believed that some kind of agreement could still be found.
According to Mykkänen, if an agreement is not reached at the Baku meeting, the future of climate negotiations is also at risk.
Financial issues discussed at the meeting Outi Honkatuk said that the deadline for reaching an agreement was practically midnight between Saturday and Sunday. Originally, the meeting was supposed to end already on Friday.
Azerbaijan, the country holding the presidency, received criticism from both Honkatukia and Mykkäni. Honkatukia described the host country as invisible.
– In recent days and weeks, Azerbaijan has listened too much to oil-producing countries, said Mykkänen.
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