The world waits for climate change agreement

​The three options being considered for limiting the global temperature rise are:

• keep it below 2°C,
• keep it below 1.5°C, or
• a compromise option - keep the rise below 2°C but scale up global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and try to keep the temperature rise to less than 1.5°C.

Radio New Zealand reports that the United Nations-set deadline for the deal to be settled is 6pm Friday, 11 December (Paris time), but it is widely expected the conference will run over time.

​For more information go to http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/world/291746/new-climate-pact-draft-released