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'Deeply sorry': UK's Sharma offers apology for last-minute changes to climate deal

'Deeply sorry': UK's Sharma offers apology for last-minute changes to climate deal
'Deeply sorry': UK's Sharma offers apology for last-minute changes to climate deal -  Copyright  Thomson Reuters 2021
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GLASGOW - Britain's president of the COP26 climate conference, Alok Sharma, said on Saturday he was "deeply sorry" for how the gathering concluded with last minute changes on the wording about coal.

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His voice breaking with emotion after hearing from vulnerable nations which expressed their anger over the changes to the text, he said: "May I just say to all delegates I apologise for the way this process has unfolded and I am deeply sorry."

"I also understand the deep disappointment but I think as you have noted, it's also vital that we protect this package."

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