The United Nations' top climate official urged negotiators at the COP31 climate summit in Turkey to "avoid tactical delays" that would prevent a deal to stop global warming.
Delegates from more than 200 nations are gathered in the Mediterranean city of Antalya with the core goal of preventing the planet from warming by 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit).
Downtown, thousands of civil society and environmental activists from around the world protested against the consequences of climate change.
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Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), said getting an agreement is "tough but vital work."
"There is no collective success without compromise from every party," he added.
"As we head into the second week, I urge parties to move swiftly to the hardest issues and to avoid tactical delays."
With inflation, wars, deindustrialization and debt being seen as bigger immediate threats, many governments are watering down their commitments to the clean energy transition, along with the billions required to help developing nations to adapt.
The United States has snubbed the talks for the second year in a row under President Donald Trump, who has called climate change a hoax and promoted continued use of fossil fuels.
