Bhupender Yadav says consensus over COP26 climate deal remains 'elusive'

Union Minister for Forest Environment Bhupender Yadav. Credit: Reuters Photo

India's environment and climate minister, Bhupender Yadav, said on Saturday that consensus over a COP26 deal "remained elusive", describing what he considered to be a lack of balance in the draft texts.

"Mr President thank you for your efforts to build consensus," he told Britain's COP26 president, Alok Sharma, at a so-called stocktaking plenary. "I am afraid ... the consensus remained elusive."

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