of issues under discussion. there is still a lot to be figured out. you ve got over 200 countries trying to address multiple items at the same time and it s a difficultjob, as you can imagine. it s not easy. these talks were supposed to have ended this afternoon. it now looks like they will continue long into the night. justin rowlatt, bbc news, sharm el sheik, egypt. i ve been speaking to doctor robert charnock, the director of the rsk metis institute for climate strategy, an environmental business and independent research institute. i began by asking him whether he was optimistic that a deal could be struck. i think this announcement from the eu about the fund they re willing to commit to and create along with other leading emitters is really huge news. and for the negotiations it means that if we can get close on this fund,
it is a critical issue. the united nations plays a key role in establishing the mechanisms for checking what commitments have been in place and what progress has been made. in the past under the kyoto protocol, there was a much stronger emphasis on international law, for example. but i think what we saw with the paris agreement was a much stronger emphasis on diplomacy between nations, bilateral and multilateral agreements between nations, so that nations hold one another accountable on their progress to climate change. so i think what we re seeing now is still there s a role for the international law to play in this. but really, international diplomacy, multilateral and bilateral agreements, are the key accountability mechanisms for holding people to their commitments. dr robert charnock. let s get some of the day s other news. malaysians were voting on saturday in a closely fought election that was called ahead of schedule by the prime minister, ismail sabri yaakob. his party, unmo,
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