The Latest Breaking News from Cop27

Island nations want China, India to pay for climate damage

Highly polluting emerging economies including China and India should pay into a climate compensation fund to help countries rebuild after climate change-driven disasters, the prime minister of island nation Antigua and Barbuda said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Nov 8, 2022

Climate finance and human rights fears: what happened on day two of Cop27?

Deep chasm emerges between long-time polluting rich states and developing countries on second full day of summit

The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2022

Takeaways: Bold proposals and 'net zero' criticism at COP27

The second day of leaders' speeches at the UN's climate conference included bold proposals, recommendations to crack down and standardize “net zero” claims and continued discussion about the situation of a jailed pro-democracy activist who is on a hunger and water strike

The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2022

COP27 app gives Egypt’s Sisi access to every move attendees make

Egyptian authorities have unveiled a COP27 application to "help" participants at the climate change summit in Sharm El Skeikh, which ends on November 18. But NGOs and cybersecurity experts warn that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regime can very easily and effectively use the app to surveil attendees, including top diplomats…

France 24 · Nov 8, 2022

COP27: Hosts launch plan to help poorest adapt to climate change

The hosts of the COP27 climate talks on Tuesday launched a global plan to help the world's poorest communities withstand the impacts of global warming.

Reuters · Nov 8, 2022

Cop27: Lula brings Brazil back into climate fold with pledge to save Amazon

Expectations are high for Brazil’s newly elected president to reverse years of climate damage

The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2022

Scotland is making real progress, says Sturgeon at Cop27

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Scotland was "making real progress" on reducing emissions, as she spoke at a New York Times event at the Cop27 climate summit.At the summit Ms Sturgeon said the Scottish Government would commit £5 million to help developing countries mitigate the "gender impact of loss and…

Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2022

Nicola Sturgeon welcomes COP27 relay to Egypt after long journey from Glasgow

SCOTLAND'S First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said “it is only right” we listen to the next generation on climate change, as she congratulated a…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 8, 2022

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 · Nov 8, 2022

Germany's Scholz raises issue of Egyptian-British hunger striker at climate summit

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday said he had raised the issue of the jailed hunger striker Alaa Abd el-Fattah during his visit to the COP27 climate summit in Egypt.

Reuters · Nov 8, 2022