COP31 Opens Before Its Leaders Meeting
The opening begins negotiations rather than settling their outcome.
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In this lesson: Separate the start of negotiations from an agreed outcome.
Grammar in this story: Emphasis with itself
does not itself establish
Itself stresses that the opening alone is insufficient evidence of an agreement.
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What can a reader report confidently, and what outcome remains unconfirmed?
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Negotiations opened on November 9 and the conference is due to run through November 20. The leaders meeting is scheduled for November 11–12. The opening alone does not confirm a new climate agreement.
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