A UN climate conference in Egypt entered its final day on Saturday as delegates struggled to reach consensus on major issues related to curbing global warming. The two-week conference, known as COP27, had been due to conclude on Friday, but it was extended to Saturday in the hope of reaching a breakthrough. A thorny issue at the centre of the talks is the payment of reparations for damage caused by climate change in poorer countries. Delegates placed the issue, known as loss and damage funding, on the agenda for the first time this year. Developing countries have long pressed for the creation …