Some countries were slower than others to give their reaction to the draft text last night. Pacific Island states were quick to voice their opposition while others waited for a few hours. Late in the evening, Brazil and Canada joined those giving it a thumbs down.
Marina Silva, Brazil’s environment minister, told the media that the language on fossil fuels is not sufficient, but said they were happy with the wording on forests.
“For us, it is completely unsatisfactory with regard to the issue of fossil fuels. The language is not appropriate. There are many things that are insufficient. One of these is the lack of effort towards phasing out, elimination. Not just reducing emissions. We need better clarity with regard to this balance between developed and developed countries. There is a lack of clarity... We need a path so our economies are no longer reliant on fossil fuels,” she said.
“We have a text that says it has the ambition to align with 1.5C but we don’t have the clarity and the equivalence with regard to the issue of energy. It is important that both things are adequately aligned. We will work within the limits and deadlines that are not easy. Our chief negotiator is here ready to have a lot of coffee so we can advance in talks,” said Silva.
Canada’s environment minister Steven Guilbeault also said it was not enough. Yesterday, they released a joint declaration with the US on climate change.
Canada is looking for an agreement that is aligned with global realities and science, keeping 1.5° in reach.
This draft text does not yet reflect the ambition I have heard from countries.
Officially, Cop28 wraps up at 11am local time, which is in half an hour. There is no chance of that happening. Expo City is a ghost town this morning. The long queues, packed metro carriages and lengthy security checks are over.
The venue will soon start closing up after hosting the largest climate summit in history. A few people are wandering round the site in the morning haze, but most delegates are likely still in bed, exhausted after negotiations went on into the early hours.
Very quiet at #Cop28 this morning. Today is meant to be the last day, but nobody thinks that will be the case. pic.twitter.com/P6RA0WsF74
Once ministers and their teams are out of bed, attention will turn to another draft of the text that the UAE presidency is preparing right now, although we might be waiting until the afternoon for it. Once published, we will see the same burst of reaction from delegates to the draft, and negotiations are likely to become increasingly fraught.
Yesterday saw strong opposition from the Pacific states, the EU and many others over the failure of the text to include language on phasing out of fossil fuels, something that is crucial for keeping 1.5C alive.
Cedric Schuster of Samoa, chair of the Alliance of Small Island States, said: “We will not sign our death certificate. We cannot sign on to text that does not have strong commitments on phasing out fossil fuels.”
There are fears that countries like Saudi Arabia and other petro states could seek to weaken the language further on fossil fuels.
If you want to catch up on where we are, yesterday’s wrap with my colleagues Fiona Harvey, Nina Lakhani, Adam Morton and Damian Carrington is a good place to start.
The new draft text released by Cop28 presidency omits reference to a “phase-out” of fossil fuels.
Small island states have complained their voices are not being heard.
Most civil society groups have condemned the text as inadequate.
Azerbaijan and Brazil have formally been approved as hosts of Cop29 and Cop30.
Saudi Arabia has been accused of holding the talks hostage.
The UN secretary general has urged delegates to ”end the fossil fuel age”.
One of the attenders got on stage during one event with a sign to protest against fossil fuels.
Good morning! This is Ajit Niranjan, on the eleventh day (if we don’t count Thursday’s rest day) of the 28th Conference of the Parties climate change summit, or Cop28.
The Guardian will be liveblogging the negotiations throughout, as always, and we look forward to your contributions: please email me on ajit.niranjan@theguardian.com with thoughts and suggestions. Bibi van der Zee (bibi.vanderzee@theguardian.com) will be taking over later on.
Yesterday involved a lot of waiting around, but the draft text finally landed in the afternoon and there has been heated debate and reaction to it.
Today will be the last day – in theory. In reality, most Cops overrun and it will be no surprise if this one does too. Stay with us for all the updates.