UNITED NATIONS climate talks negotiators told to “cut the theatrics” as work resumed today to try to reach a deal for developing countries to get more money to spend on clean energy and adapting to climate-charged weather extremes.

The UN Climate Change executive secretary Simon Stiell called today for countries to “cut the theatrics and get down to real business.

“We will only get the job done if parties are prepared to step forward in parallel, bringing us closer to common ground,” Stiell said to a room of delegates in Baku, Azerbaijan. “I know we can get this done.”