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Cop27 will be the 27th conference of the parties to the UN framework convention on climate change, the parent treaty to the 2015 Paris agreement. While last year’s Cop26 was higher profile, with 120 world leaders and about 40,000 delegates attending, this year’s will have fewer key decisions to make. However, it is no less important: by 2030 the world must cut emissions by about half, compared with 2010 levels, to stave off the worst ravages of climate breakdown, and this means every Cop is vital.
