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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Fiona Harvey in Sharm el-Sheikh and Nina Lakhani

Rich nations relent on climate aid to poor at Cop27

Climate activist holds sign: 'We are watching'
A climate activist in Egypt sends a message to delegates at the Cop27 climate summit. Photograph: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters

The world’s poorest countries have scored a historic victory at the Cop27 climate summit, after countries agreed to set up a fund to help poor countries being battered by climate disasters, but delayed approving a wider deal outlining global resolve to fight climate change.

After tense negotiations that ran through the night, the Egyptian Cop27 presidency early on Sunday released a draft text for an overall agreement – and simultaneously called a plenary session to gavel it through as the final, overarching agreement for the UN summit.

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