The Cop27 talks have been dominated by fears that countries are backsliding on their commitments to tackle the climate crisis, as the first tentative drafts started to emerge of key potential decisions. The situation is still highly fluid, but pledges on 1.5C, on funding for adaptation, and on the $100bn agreed to be delivered by rich countries by 2020, are being picked over.
The British-Egyptian prisoner Alaa Abd el-Fattah has ended his hunger strike, his sister has said. Sanaa Seif, who spoke at Cop27 last week, tweeted that she had received a letter from her brother, which said he would “explain everything” on Thursday when his family visits.
