LE BOURGET, France: Negotiators from 195 nations agreed on a draft on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) for a pact to save mankind from disastrous global warming, raising hopes that decades of arguments will finally end with a historic deal in Paris.

The planned pact would aim to break the world’s dependence on fossil fuels, slashing the greenhouse gas emissions from burning oil, coal and gas that are causing temperatures to rise dangerously.

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