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"This text marks
the will of all to reach an agreement. We are not at the end of
the route. Major political issues are yet to be resolved,"
Laurence Tubiana, French climate envoy, told the meeting.
The senior government officials signed off on the draft text,
running to 42 pages, minutes before a midday (1100 GMT) deadline
after working through the night.
The idea is that the text lays out options, ranging from a
long-term goal for slowing climate change to rising climate
finance for developing nations, that can be resolved by
ministers next week at talks lasting until Friday.
Many nations said the draft, the result of four years of work
since the process was launched in Durban in 2011, left too many
issues unresolved.
"We had hoped that our work would be further advanced," said
Nozipho Mxakato-Diseko of South Africa, who speaks on behalf of
more than 130 developing nations.
"We call on our partners to listen to our concerns as we work
together to find solutions."
(Reporting by Alister Doyle, Bate Felix, Barbara Lewis; Editing
by Toby Chopra)
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