COP27
Climate finance isn’t reaching African communities – Cop27 must fix this injustice
Indigenous peoples and local communities receive less than 1% of all climate funding despite scoring wins for people and nature
Cop27 movers and shakers: Nine people shaping the climate agenda
From Pakistan’s climate minister Sherry Rehman to Egypt’s Mahmoud Mohieldin, here are the people to watch at the Cop27 climate summit
Stumbling towards Sharm el-Sheikh – Climate Weekly
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In numbers: The state of the climate ahead of Cop27
Emissions are still rising, pledges to 2030 put the world on track for 2.5C of warming but fossil fuel demand is nearing its peak
Climate fund approves plan to speed up coal retirement in Indonesia
The Climate Investment Funds aims to mobilise $4 billion from public and private sources to start decarbonising Indonesia’s power sector
Africa’s broken food markets must be fixed to tackle hunger
A handful of large companies make big profits by controlling the food trade in Africa, while doing nothing to increase its climate resilience
Cop27 host Egypt plans to push gas as ‘the perfect solution’
The presidency of upcoming climate talks is embracing fossil gas as a “transition” fuel, despite its polluting impact
Fear of farmer protests hampers methane-cutting ambition
While methane emissions from oil and gas infrastructure and landfills are seen as low-hanging fruit, governments are wary of tackling cows
Breakdown: Who is contributing what to South Africa’s clean energy shift
A leaked summary shows Germany and France are providing cheap loans while the UK is making the biggest contribution to mobilise private finance
South Africa approves $8.5bn energy transition investment plan
Insiders say less than 3% of the money rich countries promised is earmarked as grants, raising concerns about fairness and South Africa’s debt burden
Small island states to propose ‘response fund’ for climate victims at Cop27
As rich countries resist creating a ‘funding facility’ to address damages caused by climate change, island states are refining their demands
EU outlines funding options to help climate victims recover
At pre-Cop talks in Kinshasa, Frans Timmermans called for ways to address losses and damages caused by climate impacts to be on the agenda at Cop27
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UN climate chief Simon Stiell: 2030 is only two Olympic finals away
The Grenadian veteran climate advocate told leaders there must be no backsliding at Cop27 as global emissions need to halve this decade
Egyptian government denies Cop27 hotel price gouging
Hotels are blaming minimum room rates on the government, but Egyptian officials deny responsibility for cancelled bookings and price hikes
Egypt is stifling climate activism ahead of Cop27, human rights group reports
Egyptian campaigners told Human Rights Watch they faced harassment by authorities, as the country prepares to host Cop27 climate talks in November
Egypt pitches for climate funding in list of African projects to be showcased at Cop27
The Cop27 host is pitching for $11.4bn in investment as part of a push with the UN to match bankable climate projects with private funders
African climate diplomats reject African Union’s pro-gas stance for Cop27
Negotiators quashed a proposal to endorse gas for energy access at the next UN climate summit, arguing the controversy would distract from other priorities
India approves climate plan with increased ambition, clarifying energy goals
The cabinet has cemented a verbal pledge by prime minister Narendra Modi to aim for net zero emissions by 2070 and improve carbon efficiency this decade
‘It’s a crunch’: Hunger and unease shape Egypt’s strategy for Cop27
Food price inflation is no joke in Egypt, where geopolitical tensions are overshadowing preparations for the next UN climate summit