our planet to key changes of the climate system affecting human society and marine and terrestrial ecosystems some of which are irreversible for generations to come said the letter climate transcends other issues wednesday saw the release of draft decisions which were the first real indication of where nations are 10 days into deeply technical discussions the text which is sure to change during ministerial debates called for nations to revisit and strengthen their new climate plans known as nationally determined contributions ndcs by next year instead of 2025 as previously agreed the issues that remain unresolved at the cop26 include how vulnerable nations are supported financially to green their economies and prepare for future shocks rules over transparency common reporting of climate action and carbon markets are all also still under discussion and nations already hit by climate disasters are demanding loss and damage support from rich emitters but the main sticking point is ambition which countries plan to slash their carbon emissions fast enough to avert dangerous heating european commission vicepresident frans timmermans said that the uschina pact would have a positive influence on discussions in glasgow with all the difficulties they have on other issues to now actually signal this issue transcends other issues that helps the global community come to terms with the fact that we have to act now he told afp