A new draft agreement drawn up for the last scheduled day of the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow on Friday presses countries to reach higher in their plans to tackle global warming but also tries to balance the demands of developing and richer nations. While retaining its core demand for countries to set tougher climate pledges next year, the draft uses weaker language than a previous one in asking nations to phase out subsidies for the fossil fuels that are the prime manmade cause of global warming. To increase pressure for a strong deal, protesters planned to rally outside the COP26 venue, where activists had hung ribbons with messages imploring delegates to protect the Earth. Overnight, activists deflated the tires of luxury vehicles parked around the Scottish city. The conference set out with a core aim: to keep alive the 2015 Paris Agreement’s aspirational […]