The Glasgow climate summit ended on the weekend with a deal that targeted fossil fuels for the first time.

But many member states and observers were left disappointed, after a last-minute intervention from India meant a planned call for member states to “phase-out” coal use was diluted to read “phase down” coal.

Today on Please Explain, national environment and climate editor Nick O’Malley joins Bianca Hall to discuss the Glasgow Climate Pact, and what happened behind the scenes at the UN summit.

The Glasgow climate summit&nbsp;ended on the weekend&nbsp;with a deal that targeted fossil fuels for the first time.
But many member states and observers were left disappointed, after a last-minute intervention from India meant a planned call for member states to &ldquo;phase-out&rdquo; coal use was diluted to read &ldquo;phase down&rdquo; coal.
Today on Please Explain, national environment and climate editor Nick O&rsquo;Malley joins Bianca Hall to discuss the Glasgow Climate Pact, and what happened behind the scenes at the UN summit.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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