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We're waiting for the final push, where countries will decide whether to officially sign up to the Glasgow Climate Pact.

It's been an hour since COP26 president Alok Sharma told his colleagues to take a short break before this last moment - but we're yet to see any sign of delegates settling down in their seats.

Huddles are continuing across the conference floor, and we've seen some countries' delegates pairing off with others for closer discussions.

Sharma is right now in what looks like a serious discussion with China's top climate envoy.

Just a reminder - every one of the nearly 200 countries need to agree to get this deal over the line.

Drumroll please...

The COP26 deal now has a name: the Glasgow Climate Pact.

An advance copy of the agreement has been posted online by the UN, external.

However it has not yet been agreed by all the nations at the summit.

Meanwhile BBC reporters at the venue in Glasgow say flags are ready behind the scenes.

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The US offer on compensation for the impact of climate change is "just despicable", an adviser to poor countries at the summit says.

Speaking to the BBC's Radio 4, Saleemul Huq says the issue of loss and damage compensation for those worst affected by climate change - a major sticking point at the conference so far - was the "place [the US] were supposed to step-up".

"Unfortunately, none of the leaders inside the negotiation have done that," Huq adds.

He is the director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development and is advising the group of Least Developed Countries.

The reason why we've been hearing from so many countries all essentially saying the draft deal isn't perfect but should be accepted anyway is part of a concerted strategy to force India to abandon its objection.

That's what Michael Jacobs, professor of political economy at the University of Sheffield, has been telling the BBC.

India doesn't like the deal's reference to phasing out coal because it is a very coal-dependant state. It also isn't keen on the requirement for countries to return next year with stronger climate commitments, which is a central part of the deal text.

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Iran joined India, China and South Africa in criticising part of the agreement that mentions a phase out of coal and fossil fuel subsidies.

“We need to use fossil fuels for economic development. We request you modify this paragraph,” says the representative.

After more than two hours, all nations who wanted to give their take on the latest draft agreement have spoken.

Alok Sharma, the COP26 president, acknowledges the text “tests the boundaries” for many nations and that it is a fine balance that could “unravel all too easily” if tugged at.

He says delegates will now take a break before returning for the formal meeting to “consider and adopt” the agreement.

This final plenary will be a highly formal and technical session with lots of diplo-speak.

But at the end of it, if no-one makes a challenge and tries to get the agreement changed at the 11th hour, the gavel will come down and this COP will be over, with an agreement to show the world.

Alok Sharma has a choice to makepublished at 17:37 Greenwich Mean Time 13 November 2021

17:37 GMT 13 November 2021

Matt McGrath
Environment correspondent in Glasgow

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Having heard from a wide number of countries, COP26 chairman Alok Sharma now has to decide how to take on board the range of comments that were made.

Most opinions were supportive of adopting the document, despite reservations.

“A good negotiation makes all parties uncomfortable”, as US special presidential envoy on climate John Kerry observed.

The most difficult task will be to decide what to do with India, who were very agitated about the issue of coal, arguing that it was not the place of the UN to dictate which energy source countries should use.

Will Sharma try and mollify them and take note of their objections?

Or will he call their bluff, go into the final plenary and challenge them to break the consensus with the whole world watching?

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Brazil says the draft text reaches a "delicate balance" on key issues for an agreement to stand.

Their negotiator says the South American nation can accept the proposal as written and it will form the basis of their work against climate change in the years to come.

"They are not perfect, but they are workable", he adds.

Brazil has been criticised historically for its role in the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, but has signed up to a pledge to end the process by 2030.

It's been two hours since delegates started giving their opinion on the latest draft text - that's despite Alok Sharma, the COP26 president, asking for them to keep it short.

Sharma intervened at one stage to ask remaining speakers to "indulge me" and be brief.

We're also hearing a lot of nations saying they are willing to accept the agreement - prompting Sharma to suggest that speakers only participate if they have "new points" to make, adding, however that he has no desire to "curtail debate".

Meanwhile, the delegate from the Philippines pointed out that the marathon nature of the negotiations has forced them to miss lunch.

"We are hungry because we haven't had lunch yet, but we are hungrier for action and more united", he says.

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The delegate for the Maldives, a country made up of a chain of nearly 1,200 islands which stand less than 2m above sea level, says: "For us, this is a matter of survival.

"What is balanced and pragmatic to other parties will not help the Maldives adapt in time - it will be too late for the Maldives."

She says the draft agreement "does not bring hope to our hearts", but says they will support it.

"We have 98 months to halve global emissions," she warns. "The difference between 1.5C and 2C is a death sentence for us."

Read more: What does 1.5C mean in a warming world?

Environmental activist Greta Thunberg has pulled no punches about COP26, calling it a "failure" and a "PR exercise".

The teenage climate campaigner was in Glasgow for the start of the summit, galvanising activists and leading youth protests.

On Twitter, Thunberg warned her followers to "beware of a tsunami of greenwashing and media spin".

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Costa Rica has acknowledged that, while the draft deal may not be ideal, it is workable.

Their lead negotiator says: "It is not the perfect [agreement], but it is one we can live with."

She adds progress has been made and calls on people to support the package, warts and all, in the "spirit of compromise."

Many other countries are saying similar things. They have raised concerns and in some cases expressed disappointment, but say they are ready to support the deal and move forward.

Switzerland's delegate spoke on behalf of a group of countries, external including Mexico, Liechtenstein, Monaco, the Republic of Korea, Georgia - and of course Switzerland.

"We are concerned that we are leaving this COP with everybody more than a little unhappy," she says.

"Several of the texts that you are presenting today are clearly far from being the best possible common denominator."

She says since the beginning of this week, the process "became increasingly less inclusive and less transparent", citing changes to the draft texts overnight.

But the delegate concludes we have to look at the big picture, and with that in mind, can adopt the text.

We've been hearing from a lot of delegates who all want to give their views on the draft agreement.

A little earlier, the delegate from Bolivia accused developed countries of engaging in "carbon colonialism" over emissions reductions.

"Developed countries are trying to create new rules of the game to address climate change, where only developed countries will have the conditions to move into the transition to a low carbon economy."

The negotiator adds that developed countries have the "financial conditions and technological capabilities" to make the move, which further exacerbates the dependency of poorer countries on their richer counterparts.

He also expresses concern over a lack of sufficient financial support available from "powerful and rich countries" to support poorer nations.

Australia, which has been criticised in some quarters for its stance on fossil fuels, has said it can accept the draft text.

It called on nations to "come together" as negotiations conclude and does not object to the line on coal and fossil fuels.

The country is one of the world's biggest coal and natural gas exporters but finally set a net zero target of 2050 ahead of COP26.

However the government said the plan would not include ending Australia's fossil fuel sectors.

Their negotiator at the summit says rules on reporting emissions need to be finalised so countries recording them can be consistent, adding "transparency is critical".

Read more about Australia and climate change.

The pushback from China, India and South Africa against phasing out fossil fuel subsidies and the use of coal have created some of the most striking moments of this informal "stocktaking" session.

India said they wanted to have their “fair share of the carbon budget” and to continue their “responsible use” of fossil fuels.

The world's third-largest emitter uses coal for 70% of its energy production.

China - the world's largest emitter of CO2 - went into this conference with a net zero target year which is later than most countries at 2060, and it has not set out any major new commitments.

Coal has been the country's main source of energy for decades and a recent power crisis has forced it to increase output significantly despite its huge renewable energy sector.

Meanwhile, South Africa aligned themselves with China, saying one-size-fits-all was not a good approach.

South Africa is receiving billions of dollars from other countries, including the UK, to wean itself off coal power.

But just days ago a minister told the BBC that coal would remain part of its energy mix for decades to come because it is so intertwined with the economy.

John Kerry lauds the participants for their "spirit of compromise and global intent".

He says, in spite of the dissatisfaction felt by many, the agreements being reached represent "a very important step in the right direction".

"Not everyone gets to make choices about life and death. Not everyone gets to make choices that actually affect our planet," he tells the summit.

"We here are privileged to do that."

Chief climate negotiator for the US, John Kerry, is speaking now.

He urges fellow delegates at the summit to "come together in ways we never thought we had to do".

Kerry is acknowledging the discomfort expressed by several parties today, but the veteran dealmaker notes: "If it's a good negotiation, all parties are uncomfortable."

"We can't let the perfect be the enemy of the good, and this is good."

Amid the grumbles, a deal is nearpublished at 16:33 Greenwich Mean Time 13 November 2021

16:33 GMT 13 November 2021

Roger Harrabin
Energy and environment analyst

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COP26 is inching towards a deal, with major parties setting aside their differences for the sake of an agreement.

India stood out with an angry intervention condemning the text’s proposal to move towards phasing out coal.

Its delegate said India should be allowed to emit a fair share of pollution. Western consumption patterns had caused climate change, he maintained.

But a potential sticking point was overcome when the G77 group of developing nations accepted a deal to formally recognise that poorer countries deserved compensation for extreme weather events made worse by climate change.

Other delegates raised various grumbles about the text but said they’d set them aside for the sake of the conference.

And the EU’s Frans Timmermans won huge applause when he urged: “Please embrace this text so that we can bring hope to the hearts of our children and grandchildren. They’re waiting for us, they will not forgive us if we fail.”

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Fiji says some nations, itself included, may not be able to fully embrace all the outcomes of the potential deal.

"But we need to support the outcome of this conference overall through consensus because that is critically important", its lead delegate adds.

On the proposed deal, he adds that "while it has taken far too long and is riddled with caveats" Fiji welcomes the draft text calling for the phase-out of fossil fuels.