The Latest Breaking News from Cop27

What is COP27 climate summit, why is Egypt hosting and will King Charles III attend?

COP27 will take place at the Sharm el-Sheikh resort in Egypt as nations look to limit the impact of potentially deadly global warming. Here is your guide to what the summit is all about

Daily Mirror · Nov 4, 2022

Why a chain of tiny Pacific islands wants an international court opinion on responsibility for the climate crisis

Small island states are losing their patience with big polluting nations as they suffer the devastating impacts of climate change. Without significant movement at the forthcoming COP27 climate talks in Egypt, a pivotal vote at the next UN general assembly meeting, brought by the tiny Pacific islands of Vanuatu, could…

The Conversation · Nov 4, 2022

COP goes to Egypt: who’s on the guest list, where will they stay and could this be the most divisive summit yet?

The annual climate conference will be held in the gated beach resort of Sharm El Sheikh from Monday. Katie Strick has a guide to what’s in store

Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2022

Spanish minister urges Sunak to commit to climate crisis fight

Teresa Ribera says she was ‘hugely surprised’ and saddened by PM’s initial refusal to go to Cop27 summit

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2022

Family of a jailed British-Egyptian writer call for action during Cop27

Pro-democracy activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah has spent most of the past decade behind bars in Egypt.

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022

France pushes industry giants to lower carbon footprint

As the Cop27 climate summit starts this weekend in Egypt, French President Emmanuel Macron has invited large French companies for a meeting to encourage them to accelerate the reduction of their carbon footprints. This comes as Greenpeace accuses French oil and gas company TotalEnergies of grossly underreporting its own emissions.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 3, 2022

COP27 explained by experts: what is it and why should I care?

COP27 is the 27th Conference of the Parties (countries) that signed up to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The convention was established at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, and has been ratified by 198 countries. They agreed to stabilise the production of greenhouse gases in order…

The Conversation · Nov 3, 2022

COP27 must work out how to cut carbon and still develop African economies

Averting a climate disaster without compromising economic growth and development is a key issue for African countries. Energy production and use is the single biggest contributor to global warming, accounting for roughly two-thirds of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, electricity use and access are strongly correlated with economic development.

The Conversation · Nov 3, 2022

Climate activists target fossil fuel backing bank in Glasgow on eve of COP27

XR activists staged a protest outside of JP Morgan's Glasgow office

The National (Scotland) · Nov 3, 2022

COP27 programme: Full schedule for this year’s UN climate conference in Egypt

Climate negotiations are taking place in Egypt but what’s on the agenda?

Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2022