Nearly 200 countries attending the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, agreed on a global climate deal on Saturday, following last-minute changes pushed by China and India that watered down language about use of coal power. After two weeks of talks, the 197 nations did not veto last-minute changes to revise the final text of the deal, named the Glasgow Climate Pact, to “phase down” rather than “phase out” unabated coal. Unabated coal is the burning of coal without carbon capture and storage. An earlier draft of the agreement would have called to phase out all coal. The change in wording was also backed by other nations, including Iran and South Africa. “May I just say to all delegates, I apologise for the way this process has unfolded and I am deeply sorry,” COP26 Conference President Alok Sharma told the assembly after he heard representatives from Switzerland, the European Union, and small island states express objections over …