Sticking points that could heat up Katowice climate change talks

The divide over paragraph 5 of article 9 of the Paris Agreement has widened during the year

Climate negotiations among countries take place periodically throughout the year at the level of negotiating diplomats. At the end of the year, ministers and heads of states also join in to resolve the most contentious issues. 

Through this year, the negotiations repeatedly stalled because the developed countries often objected even to the options listed for discussion by developing nations. This has made the conference on December 2 at Katowice in Poland a challenge with some big fights expected. Here are some of the likely sticking points:

Ex-ante data on climate finance

Climate finance remains the biggest sticking point between the