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U.S. climate envoy Kerry: Climate relations with China not yet working after Taiwan visit

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said the relationship on climate with China is not yet working again, and a "major negotiating session" ahead of COP27 was called off after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan froze diplomatic ties.

Reuters

Egypt rights activists in COP27 spotlight worry about day after

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - The UN climate summit in Egypt has afforded local rights defenders rare visibility, but some fear a backlash after global attention shifts away from President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's regime.

AFP

At COP27, nuclear power industry vies for bigger role in decarbonizing planet

Nuclear energy supporters including politicians and activists sought to polish the industry's spotty image on Wednesday, using the COP27 climate summit in Egypt to argue that atomic power offers a safe and cost-efficient way to decarbonize the world.

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At COP27 climate talks, US midterms make waves

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - The US midterms made waves Wednesday at a UN climate summit on the shores of Egypt, with activists urging President Joe Biden to take bolder action against global warming regardless of the election outcome.

AFP

UN chief Guterres laughs off 'wrong speech' moment at COP27

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres delivered an unexpected moment of levity at the COP27 climate conference on Wednesday, reading the beginning of the wrong speech before realising, chuckling and starting again with a different opening line.

Reuters

Sturgeon urged to reject Rosebank oil field plan at COP27

Activist calls on First Minister to make similar statements to those against the Cambo site last year

Insider UK

Cop27 loss and damage: Fight over human harm, huge climate costs

An issue called loss and damage will likely dominate difficult climate talks in Egypt this month

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COP27: Gaza date farmers struggle as bad weather hits harvest

Climate change has helped cut production of dates in the blockaded Gaza strip almost in half this year as unseasonal rains played havoc with spring pollination, compounded by a hot summer, the Palestinian agriculture ministry and farmers said.

Reuters

‘Significant’ moves on climate disaster funds lift Cop27 hopes

Small but symbolic moves at summit where finance is critical include new loss and damage money and debt relief

The Guardian - UK

Nicola Sturgeon avoids question after being confronted at COP27 over North Sea oilfield

Following a fringe event in the north African country activist Wiktoria Jedroszkowiak confronted Sturgeon about her views on the Rosebank oilfield off the coast of Shetland.

Daily Record

Parts of Ireland that could be underwater by 2050 amid COP27 ‘climate crisis’ warning

The risk of rising sea levels and increased flooding threatens to have a dramatic impact on Ireland's coastlines over the coming decades. It comes as world leaders, including Taoiseach Micheal Martin, are at COP27 for negotiations on climate action.

Irish Mirror

Show us the money: Developing world at COP27 seeks financing details

Finance took centre stage at the COP27 climate talks on Wednesday, with U.N. experts publishing a list of projects worth $120 billion that investors could back to help poorer countries cut emissions and adapt to the impacts of global warming.

Reuters

Activist confronts Nicola Sturgeon over UK-controlled oil and gas licensing

A CLIMATE campaigner confronted Nicola Sturgeon at COP27 over new oil and gas licenses – even though it’s a reserved matter.

The National (Scotland)

Cop27: ‘It’s humiliating’ – Indigenous voices say they are being ignored at climate summit – as it happened

A Kulkalgal activist from the Torres Strait Islands has said Indigenous people are ‘fighting for their homes’ as conference discussions focus on climate finance

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Asharq Al-Awsat

3rd Day of COP27 Witnesses International Initiatives

The third day of the UN's climate change summit (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh witnessed several international proposals and initiatives in an effort to solve the exacerbating environmental crises. The participants discussed the Blue Mediterranean Partnership, which focuses on the Mediterranean countries and their marine environments and "displacement related to climate…

Al Jazeera

Who is Alaa Abd el-Fattah and why is he imprisoned in Egypt?

The activist stopped drinking water on Sunday in an effort to bring attention to his plight as COP27 began.

The Guardian - UK

How likely is progress on climate at Cop27?

Potential outcomes on 1.5C, climate finance, adaptation funding, loss and damage, World Bank reform and African gas

The Guardian - UK

Dry in the desert: Cop27 delegates get a taste of food and drink scarcity

Conference attenders in Sharm el-Sheikh ate ice-cream as food stalls and water fountains ran dry

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After decades putting the brakes on global action, does Australia deserve to host UN climate talks with Pacific nations?

As the COP27 climate talks got underway in Egypt this week, climate and energy minister Chris Bowen announced Australia would bid to co-host the annual United Nations climate summit with Pacific island nations in 2026.

The Independent UK

Putin’s war in Ukraine has destroyed 5 million acres of forest, Zelensky tells Cop27

Ukrainian president warns ‘there can be no effective climate policy without peace’

The Guardian - UK

Climate crisis will have huge impact on Africa’s economies, study says

As Cop27 discusses climate finance, report says continent’s GDP growth could fall by two-thirds this century

Reuters

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.

The Guardian - UK

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

AFP

Colombia, Venezuela launch COP27 call to save Amazon

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - The presidents of Colombia and Venezuela, Gustavo Petro and Nicolas Maduro, launched a call Tuesday at the COP27 climate summit for a wide-ranging alliance to protect the Amazon, the planet's biggest tropical forest.

AFP

World 'burning up faster' than it can recover: Pakistan PM

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - Climate change is outpacing the capacity of developing nations to cope with its devastating impacts, the Pakistani premier told COP27 on Tuesday, as his country reels from historic floods.

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