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First Thing: Democrats celebrate as Raphael Warnock wins Georgia runoff

Republican Herschel Walker concedes as Warnock celebrates bolstering the Democratic party’s Senate majority

The Guardian - UK

As the Ukraine war derails efforts to solve the climate crisis, a new one looms — the fight for peace

In his opening remarks at the COP27 meeting in Egypt, UN secretary general António Guterres put it this way: “Humanity has a choice: co-operate or perish. It’s either a climate solidarity pact or a collective suicide pact.”

The Conversation

UN agrees global tax rules resolution giving developing nations greater say

UN gains mandate for talks next year that could bring reforms to existing tax policy and new convention

The Guardian - UK

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US receives stinging criticism at Cop27 despite China’s growing emissions

The country is highlighting China’s status as top polluter after being called out for climate inaction

The Guardian - US

A deal on loss and damage, but a blow to 1.5C – what will be Cop27’s legacy?

Anger at western hypocrisy heated to boiling point in Sharm el-Sheikh, but after intense talks the impasse was finally broken

The Guardian - UK

Cop27 reaches landmark deal on climate damage fund, but little else

Countries adopted a hard-fought final agreement at the Cop27 climate summit early on Sunday that will set up a fund to help poor countries battered by climate disasters, but does not boost efforts to tackle the emissions causing them. France said it regretted the agreement's "lack of ambition".

Radio France Internationale

UN chief warns of ‘breakdown in trust’ with no deal in sight at Cop27

With only one full day of official talks left, there are no clear agreements on key issues including funding for loss and damage

The Guardian - UK

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There are now 8 billion people on Earth, according to a new U.N. report

The world's population continues to grow, but at a slower rate as people have fewer children. The U.N. predicts it will not reach 9 billion for another 15 years.

WEKU

Myanmar must get 'democratic transition back on track immediately': UN

United Nations (UN) secretary-general António Guterres on Saturday urged the Myanmar junta to "immediately" restart democracy, saying it was the only way to stop the "unending nightmare" engulfing the country.

Bangkok Post

‘Like Vegas, but worse’: Sharm el-Sheikh fails to charm Cop27 delegates

On first week of summit there have been traffic jams, water shortages – and an atmosphere of state repression

The Guardian - UK

'Toxic cover-up': 6 lessons Australia can draw from the UN's scathing report on greenwashing

The United Nations this week slammed corporate “greenwashing” and said organisations cannot claim to be net-zero while supporting fossil fuel projects.

The Conversation

Our buildings are driving us closer to 'climate hell' – how do we get back on course to net zero?

More and more of the world’s people are feeling the impacts of climate change. As United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said when COP27 opened this week: “We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot on the accelerator.”

The Conversation

Oil and gas firms planning ‘frightening’ fossil fuels growth, report finds

Analysis released at Cop27 climate summit shows plans would thwart chances of keeping global heating to 1.5C

The Guardian - UK

Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines and Australia. What can we learn from the world's devastating floods?

Extreme weather is drowning many parts of the world with countries lacking the resilience and funding to cope with the devastating downpours. What can we learn from these global floods and what solutions are on the table at COP27?

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COP27: UN chief Antonio Guterres hits out at ‘rank deception’ of fossil fuel firms over net zero goals

UN secretary-general has launched a report with recommendations to prevent ‘greenwashing’

Newsroom.co.nz

World is on ‘highway to climate hell’, UN chief warns

António Guterres tells leaders ‘global climate fight will be won or lost in this crucial decade – on our watch’

The Guardian - UK

UN experts demand crackdown on greenwashing of net zero pledges

High level group releases report at Cop27 saying policies should be ‘about cutting emissions, not corners’

The Guardian - UK

‘Fight of our lives’: what happened on the first day of Cop27?

From a bombastic Boris Johnson speech to an impassioned plea from the Barbados PM, here’s how first full day played out

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Axios

UN expert panel defines "net zero," lays out red lines against greenwashing

The proposal is aimed at bringing order to the murky world of corporate net zero plans.

Radio France Internationale

Hopes that 'early warning system' can save climate-vulnerable within five years

Every person on earth is to be protected from extreme and dangerous weather under a United Nations action plan for “early warning systems” to be implemented within the next five years.

The Guardian - UK

The source material for a classic thriller

Letters: A Very British Coup | Loyalty points for charity | Glamorising smoking | Legilium legitimised | António Guterres’s cardigan

Axios

New statistics provide sobering backdrop for global climate negotiations at COP27

New data provide the most complete and up-to-date look at climate conditions through 2022, depicting a world of worsening impacts.

Fortune

'We are on a highway to climate hell,' UN chief warns

“The clock is ticking,” he told delegates at the COP27 climate conference.

Axios

UN chief: It is either a "climate change solidarity pact" or a "suicide pact"

"We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot on the accelerator."

The Guardian - UK

World is on ‘highway to climate hell’, UN chief warns at Cop27 summit

António Guterres tells leaders ‘global climate fight will be won or lost in this crucial decade – on our watch’

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