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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Fiona Harvey and Damian Carrington in Sharm el-Sheikh

Cop27 gets off to delayed start after tussle over agenda for talks

Simon Stiell, the UN climate chief, speaks at the opening of Cop27
Simon Stiell, the UN climate chief, speaks at the opening of Cop27 on Sunday. Photograph: AP

The Cop27 UN climate summit has made a delayed start after delegates tussled late into Saturday night and on into Sunday morning over what should be discussed at the conference.

At the heart of the disagreement was the vexed question of loss and damage, which refers to the devastating consequences of climate breakdown suffered by the poorest and most vulnerable countries, and how to help them.

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