MADRID — Officials from almost 200 countries scrambled Friday to reach an agreement at a U.N. climate meeting in Madrid amid growing concerns that key issues may be postponed for another year. With the prospect of overtime looming, negotiators split their work into two parts, separating discussions on aid for poor countries affected by climate change from those over a deal on international carbon markets. “We are reaching the final hours of the process," said Chile's Environment Minister Carolina Schmidt, who is chairing the talks. "Now is the time we must show the world that we are capable to get to consensus and agreement that are needed to tackle the crisis that we are facing all over the world,” Schmidt said.

Source: International New York Times December 13, 2019 11:03 UTC