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Radio France Internationale
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Amanda Morrow

Activists dismayed by gaping loopholes in Cop27 draft deal

Activists chant slogans during a demonstration calling for "climate justice" and a transition away from fossil fuels at the COP27 climate conference in Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh on November 16, 2022. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP) AFP - MOHAMMED ABED

A draft climate deal published by the UN at Cop27 on Thursday has been heavily criticised by green groups for its “vague language”, “lack of structure” and “gaping loopholes”.

The 40-page document does not call for a “phase down” of all fossil fuels as advocated by India, the EU and the US, nor does it provide concrete steps on financing loss and damage reparations.

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