The United Nations climate change conference concluded in Glasgow on Saturday after a one-day extension, with negotiators agreeing on a new global pact to tackle climate change.

Iran PressEurope: Nearly 200 participating countries adopted the Glasgow Climate Pact at the end of 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

The pact is the first COP agreement to explicitly reference fossil fuels, including oil, gas, and coal, and acknowledge their role in escalating climate change.

The agreement calls for a massive reduction in coal power and fossil fuel subsidies as well as financial incentives to provide aid to poorer countries likely to face the worst impacts of climate change, and it preserves a worldwide goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Delegates had struggled to resolve major sticking points, such as phasing out coal, fossil fuel subsidies and financial support to low-income countries.

India's Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav recently stated that he did not agree with the tone used in the draft of the final agreement at the Glasgow summit on fossil fuel subsidies, saying that the draft was unbalanced.

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