Historic Climate Accord Sets Binding 2035 Emissions Targets

Delegates concluded a landmark summit with a binding agreement to slash emissions by 2035, going further than the voluntary pledges that defined earlier climate talks.

The deal establishes a financing mechanism to help lower-income nations transition to clean energy and adapt to worsening extreme weather.

Environmental groups called it a meaningful advance while stressing that implementation and enforcement will determine its real impact.

Oil-producing states secured concessions on timelines, a compromise critics say could blunt the accord's ambition.