CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -After extending the COP26 climate negotiations an extra day, nearly 200 countries meeting in Glasgow, Scotland, adopted on Saturday an outcome document that, according to the UN Secretary-General, “reflects the interests, the contradictions, and the state of political will in the world today”.

Detailed explanation-2: -Other goals included accelerating the phase-out of coal and mobilising at least $100bn in climate finance per year. After 13 days of negotiations between nearly 200 countries, the Glasgow Climate Pact was signed, and the Paris Agreement’s Rulebook was completed.

Detailed explanation-3: -196 countries as well as the European Union are parties to this convention.