By Kate Abnett and Lisandra Paraguassu

BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -Brazil’s president was set to meet key negotiators at the COP30 summit on Wednesday as part of a drive to land a deal ahead of schedule on some of the most divisive issues in the global climate talks, including fossil fuels and climate finance.

The two-week U.N. summit in the Amazon city of Belem has brought nearly 200 countries together to try to ratchet up multilateral action to limit climate change, despite the absence of the United States, the top historic greenhouse gas emitter.

Host Brazil is hoping to buck the trend that has seen recent climate summits run well past their deadline by seeking to endorse a package of agreements later on Wednesday, and the outstanding issues on Friday.

FRESH DRAFT EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY

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