Overview

• Most of the 184 participating countries rejected the chair’s 31-article synthesis text on Aug. 13, leaving negotiations fractured.
• Only India accepted the proposed draft as a basis for discussion, while a bloc of oil-producing nations and others deemed it unbalanced.
• The European Union signaled it was willing to compromise but insisted it would not agree at any cost to secure a deal.
• Environmental NGOs such as Greenpeace and WWF condemned the text as too weak and accused petrochemical interests of shaping the draft.
• With hours remaining before the deadline, delegates face uncertainty over whether they can agree on a new text or must adjourn without a treaty.