The talks have highlighted divisions between developed and developing nations Related Stories Talks have continued past the official close of business on the final day of a key UN climate summit in Peru aimed at advancing a new global treaty. The negotiators in the capital, Lima, are tasked with preparing a text to serve as the basis for a new compact to be signed in Paris next year. But long-running divisions between rich and poor continue to hamper progress. US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned that the world is “still on a course leading to tragedy”. He said a deal was “not an option – an urgent necessity”. Negotiators have been meeting in Lima for almost two weeks to prepare the elements of the new treaty. ‘Red lines’ A new text has been produced by the chairman of the talks in an […]