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UN climate boss settles for no cuts on emissions

Simon Stiell, U.N. climate chief, speaks with The Associated Press after the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Stiell acknowledges nations didn’t do anything additional to address climate change itself at the summit, reducing emissions of heat-trapping gases. The progress made last year at the meeting in Glasgow was maintained, he said. “There was no backtracking." (AP Photo/Olivia Zhang) FILE - Simon Stiell, U.N. climate chief, speaks during a closing plenary session at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Stiell acknowledges nations didn’t do anything additional to address climate change itself at the summit, reducing emissions of heat-trapping gases. The progress made last year at the meeting in Glasgow was maintained, he said. “There was no backtracking." (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File) FILE - A worker leaves a BP refinery in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Tuesday evening, April 5, 2022. Simon Stiell, U.N. climate chief, acknowledges nations didn’t do anything additional to address climate change itself at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, reducing emissions of heat-trapping gases. The progress made last year at the meeting in Glasgow was maintained, he said. “There was no backtracking." (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File) FILE - Victims of heavy flooding from monsoon rains wait to receive relief aid from the Pakistani Army in the Qambar Shahdadkot district of Sindh Province, Pakistan, Sept. 9, 2022. The talks achieved the historic creation of a fund for poor nations that are victims of climate disasters. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan, File) FILE - A sign reading "fossil fuels out" is displayed during a demonstration at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Simon Stiell, U.N. climate chief, acknowledges nations didn’t do anything additional to address climate change itself at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, reducing emissions of heat-trapping gases. The progress made last year at the meeting in Glasgow was maintained, he said. “There was no backtracking." (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File) FILE - Women push wheelbarrows atop a coal mine dump at the coal-powered Duvha power station, near Emalahleni east of Johannesburg, Nov. 17, 2022. Simon Stiell, U.N. climate chief, acknowledges nations didn’t do anything additional to address climate change itself at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, reducing emissions of heat-trapping gases. The progress made last year at the meeting in Glasgow was maintained, he said. “There was no backtracking." (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)