“As thousands of delegates enter this convention centre on the outskirts of Madrid, a giant screen pierces through the murky morning fog.
"Tiempo de Actuar," the blue and white letters cry. "Time for action," it tells the suits filing in beneath.
“But after nearly two weeks of negotiations, that call doesn't seem to have been heeded.
“The talks, known as COP25 in UN parlance, appear to be faltering, according to interviews with negotiators, delegates and observers, who say there is a serious risk of failure.
“Developing countries are growing increasingly angry at what they have called concerted attempts by high-emitting countries to block progress in Madrid.
"There are troubling signals that many countries are prepared to accept an outcome that represents little more than business as usual," said Tina Stege, the Marshall Islands climate envoy, who chairs a group called the High Ambition Coalition that includes Pacific states, New Zealand and the European Union.
"The urgency as agreed to in the Paris agreement is not matched up by action delivered by those responsible,' said Taneti Maamau, the president of Kiribati”
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