Spain, Dec. 12 -- The U.S government is pushing to ensure it can never be held accountable for the damage caused by climate change in vulnerable countries.

In 2015, countries agreed that references to 'loss and damage' in the Paris Agreement would not provide the basis for any liability and compensation.

A U.S proposal being circulated at Cop25 talks in Madrid, which Climate Home News understands hasn't yet been formally submitted to the UN, would extend the liability waiver to mentions of loss and damage in decision texts under the UNFCCC convention, the supreme decision-making body at UN Climate Change.

The U.S position, the text of which CHN has seen, also proposes that all countries, including those not party to Paris, be eligible ...