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Crisis weighs heavy on COP27 but climate opportunity awaits

The world is much less stable than it was 12 months ago at COP26, but the adversities are unlikely to derail climate change action longer term, writes Frank Jotzo in part one of a series on COP27

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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

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.

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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

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

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)

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?

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Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese won't be at COP27 but energy will be on his mind

Anthony Albanese leaves late next week for another round of international diplomacy, starting with the East Asia Summit in Cambodia, followed by the G20 in Indonesia, and APEC in Thailand.

The Conversation

Hard climate truths: Everything you need to know about COP27

COP27 will feature conferences, talks and discussions between global leaders to flesh out countries' climate commitments.

The New Daily

World leaders at Cop27 in Egypt must demand the release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah

While climate justice is debated at the summit, justice is failing the activist who is six months into a hunger strike, says Green MP Caroline Lucas

The Guardian - UK

The Loop: Government-owned businesses questioned over huge bonuses, Greta Thunberg weighs in on COP27

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ABC News

COP27: what to expect

The search for solutions to climate change is reminiscent of the tragedy of the commons, where neighbours benefit from shared goods, such as an area of pasture or an irrigation pond, but their overexploitation ends up degrading the shared resource. Faced with a situation that harms everyone involved – in…

The Conversation

3 things a climate scientist wants world leaders to know ahead of COP27

World leaders and climate experts are gathering for pivotal United Nations climate change talks in Egypt. Known as COP27, the conference will aim to put Earth on a path to net-zero emissions and keep global warming well below 2℃ this century.

The Conversation

Ed Miliband: Sunak attending Cop27 to 'avoid embarrassment'

Shadow climate secretary Ed Miliband said Rishi Sunak now had to make an impact at Cop27 by arguing for the “clean energy sprint we need”.“The Prime Minister has clearly been shamed into going to Cop27 and the fact that he had to be dragged kicking and screaming to going to…

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UN’s COP27 climate change summit starts Sunday: What you need to know

World leaders say the meeting of the 197 countries that have agreed to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is key to efforts to fight climate change.

Evening Standard

U-turn from Rishi Sunak as he confirms attendance at COP27 climate summit

The PM had initially planned not to attend due to ‘depressing domestic challenges’

Daily Mirror

Prince William appears to throw shade at Rishi Sunak before PM's climate summit U-turn

Prince William attended the Tusk Awards where he spoke of the importance of protecting the natural world and not losing sight of it in "turbulent times" - just hours before Rishi Sunak confirmed he would be attending the Cop27 climate change summit after performing a u-turn

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK Leader Reverses Decision Not to Attend UN Climate Talks

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday said he will attend this month's UN climate summit in Egypt, reversing a decision to skip it that had drawn criticism at home and abroad. Sunak's office previously said he had to skip the gathering, known as COP27, which start on Sunday. It…

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The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak going to Cop27 summit in climate U-turn

PM only going ‘after being embarrassed by Boris Johnson’, say opposition parties

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak news – live: PM admits ‘not enough’ asylum seeker claims processed

The prime minister U-turned on his decision to skip Cop27

Wales Online

Rishi Sunak will now attend Cop27 climate summit after saying he would stay in UK

He had said he would be staying at home to focus on domestic issues

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak WILL attend COP27 climate summit in major U-turn

The Prime Minister buckled to Tory pressure and said he would attend the summit - just hours after his rival Boris Johnson confirmed he would go to the talks in Egypt

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: 5 reasons for frustration — and hope — as the world prepares for another UN climate summit

World leaders are meeting in Egypt next week for this year’s United Nations climate summit. Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is planning to skip COP27, calling it little more than an occasion for greenwashing. She’s right to be frustrated with the state of the global response to this crisis.

Axios

Developing countries want compensation for climate damages

Loss and damage — sometimes referred to as "climate reparations" — is aimed at helping the hardest-hit countries.

Al Jazeera

COP27: Nobel Prize winners demand Egypt free political prisoners

Nobel Literature laureates urge world leaders to pressure Cairo to free dissidents ahead of the COP27 summit.

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