Saudi Arabia and the Like-Minded Developing Countries grouping vocally objected to some of the discussions. The group takes a hard line on how much finance should be provided by developed countries, but also wants to minimise discussions on the national plans on emissions.

countries in the like-minded countries grouping. They prefer to interpret the Paris agreement’s dual goal – of holding temperatures “well below 2C” while “pursuing efforts” to stay within 1.5C – as allowing temperatures to rise to 2C, even though several meetings since Paris have reaffirmed 1.5C as the key goal. Scientific advice is that dangerous “tipping points” leading to irreversible changes could be triggered above 1.5C, and before the 2C limit is breached.

Of course.. no surprise there