Five crucial issues in fight to save planet – and what Cop27 did about them

Residents push a boat through a flooded street in Havana. Industrial nations are being asked to compensate those countries most affected by climate crisis. Photograph: Ramón Espinosa/AP

Keeping cool

A key Cop27 goal was to strengthen emission pledges made at last year’s climate summit in Glasgow. These are needed to ensure global heating is limited to 1.5C. No such commitments have been made in Egypt and most observers now conclude the world is destined to heat beyond this limit.