Frans Timmermans, European Commission Executive Vice President and European Commissioner for the European Green Deal gestures as he speaks during an interview at EU Delegation office in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 18, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
BRUSSELS, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Countries should be able to finish rules to implement the Paris Agreement by the end of the U.N. climate change summit, which is due to finish on Friday, the European Union's climate policy chief Frans Timmermans said on Monday.
"I think this can all be done this week if we all put our minds to it and if we all look forward to finding a compromise," he told a news conference at the COP26 summit in Glasgow.
Timmermans also said countries needed to deliver "some serious, clear commitments" on the finance rich countries will give to poorer countries to help them cope with climate change.
Reporting by Kate Abnett, Liz Piper;
Editing by Andrew Cawthorne
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