THE Emirati head of the UN's climate conference pressed countries on Wednesday to strive for common ground and reach a "historic" deal by early next week, giving negotiators days to untangle disagreements over the fate of fossil fuels.

It is rare for UN climate talks to end as scheduled but COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber set the ambitious goal of having a deal in place by 11 a.m. (0700 GMT) on Tuesday, the last official day of the conference.

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