in glasgow, scotland, marathon sessions went into overtime on saturday. and in tend, nearly 200 goesgoeshlt negotiators at the cop26 conference hammered out a final agreement, after a compromise on coal. many delegates were crushed by the watered-down language. the official apologized. and the agreement fell short but was better than no deal. here he is. we did not achieve these goals at this conference. but we have some building blocks for progress. i want to send a message to young people, indigenous communities, all those leading on climate action. i know you are disappointed. but the price of progress is not always a straight line. sometimes there are detours. sometimes there are ditches. but i know we can get there. we are in the fight of our lives. and this fight must be won. the agreement reaffirms the importance of holding global warming to 1.5 degrees celsius. it requests that countries be more aggressive emission targets to next year s conference in egypt and it
after two weeks of difficult negotiations, a final declaration of the cop-26 conference in glasgow came down to a single word. but that one word, a compromise on coal usage was enough to get india s support and the deal was done. the british official presiding over the conference apologized for the last-minute change, but said it was important to keep the fragile climate agreement al alive. may i just say for all delegates, i apologize for the way this process has unfolded and i m deeply sorry. i also the deep disappointment, but i think as you have noted, it s also vital that we protect this package. [ applause ] the document reaffirms the importance of holding global warming to 1.5 degrees celsius. it requests that countries be more aggressive about their emissions targets at next year s conference in egypt, and as we mentioned, it agrees to phase down the use of coal instead of phase out, changing that one word to secure a final agreement. cnn s phil black joins me now