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The Latest Breaking News from Cop27

With November's cluster of multilateral meetings -- G20, COP27 and the Apec Economic Leaders' Meeting, for instance -- there is some good news: we don't have to create high carbon emissions to produce economic growth.

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A tiny country threatened by rising sea levels is uploading itself into the metaverse to guarantee its existence

“As our land disappears, we have no choice but to become the world’s first digital nation,” Tuvalu Foreign Minister Simon Kofe told the COP27 climate summit.

Fortune

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

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U.N. carbon market talks to drag beyond COP27 as deals elusive

Talks to establish carbon offset markets to allow countries to buy credits to partly achieve their climate pledges are set to drag on beyond the COP27 summit and into next year, according to observers and a negotiator in the U.N. talks.

Reuters

COP27 roundup: how the world can stick to its carbon budget fairly

How much CO₂ can humanity emit before we push global temperatures 1.5°C above the pre-industrial average? That was the limit agreed in 2015 which scientists say offers us a reasonable chance of averting climate breakdown. The answer, according to a new assessment of the remaining carbon budget, is 380 billion…

The Conversation

North and South far apart at COP27

At Sharm el-Sheikh, a strong vow to put right the wrongs of the world is not, sadly, the final word from the climate summit. That will be bland and unprogressive.

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Egypt Close to Deals on 1GW of Solar and Wind Projects

COP27 host Egypt is close to signing final agreements to build two wind and solar projects with combined capacity of a gigawatt (GW) to boost the country's lagging renewable power development. High levels of solar irradiation, strong winds and expanses of desert in which to construct plants mean Egypt has…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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At the U.N.'s Climate Change Conference, Nuclear Power Is Finally Getting Some Respect

The bigger problem now is that outmoded regulations stand in the way of deployment.

Reason

"Stand and deliver," UN chief tells faltering COP27 climate summit

Negotiators at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt must overcome a "breakdown in trust" between rich and poor nations to deliver a deal to save the world from the worst of global warming, U.N. chief Antonio Guterres said on Thursday.

Reuters

UN climate summit hangs on money for 'loss and damage'

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - UN climate talks were deadlocked Thursday over calls to create a special fund to cover the losses suffered by vulnerable nations hit by natural disasters, raising the risk that negotiations could collapse.

AFP

Activists dismayed by gaping loopholes in Cop27 draft deal

A draft climate deal published by the UN at Cop27 on Thursday has been heavily criticised by green groups for its “vague language”, “lack of structure” and “gaping loopholes”.

Radio France Internationale

Ireland praised for plan to put solar panels on every school in the country at COP27

Our electric An Post fleet of vehicles also won praise

Irish Mirror

ITV Good Morning Britain's Laura Tobin justifies flying to Egypt for COP27 after being branded 'hypocrite'

The weather presenter has been back on the news programme this week but not in the studio

Manchester Evening News

Cop27: coral conservation groups alarmed over ‘catastrophic losses’

World faces ‘stark reality that there is no safe limit of global warming for coral reefs’, says researcher

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COP27: More join methane pact as focus turns to farms

More than 150 countries have signed up to a global pact to reduce methane emissions, around 50 more than when the initiative launched last year, the United States and European Union said on Thursday.

Reuters

COP27 negotiators face long and difficult journey - EU's Timmermans

Negotiators at the COP27 summit in Egypt face a difficult task over the coming days, European Union climate policy chief Frans Timmermans said on Thursday.

Reuters

UK, EU and Canada meet COP27 presidency, say talks can't fail

A delegation from Britain, the European Union and Canada met the COP27 president on Thursday to highlight gaps in the current negotiating texts and express their view that the round of global climate talks in Egypt should not be allowed to fail.

Reuters

COP27 climate talks reach crunch time with big rifts remaining

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged world governments to "stand and deliver" a strong climate deal at the COP27 summit in Egypt on Thursday as negotiators remained far apart on key issues a day before the agreement's deadline.

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COP27: Multi-lateral lenders have failed poorest over climate - Commonwealth head

The world's multi-lateral banks have "demonstrably failed" low and middle income countries when climate disasters hit and need to better assess their vulnerability and resilience when offering support, the head of the Commonwealth told Reuters.

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Brazil's Lula promises new day for Amazon, crackdown on illegal deforestation, at COP27

President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says he will step up efforts to fight illegal deforestation - but faces a challenge in delivering environmental protections alongside economic development.

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Cop27 president bemoans slow negotiations saying some countries failing to address urgency of climate crisis – as it happened

Egypt foreign minister Sameh Shoukry says delegates are shying away from taking ‘difficult political decisions’

The Independent UK

Cop27: Formula E highlights sport’s role from battling climate crisis to EV range anxiety

The all-electric championship is offering a proving ground for tomorrow’s cleaner technologies

Reuters

U.N. publishes draft COP27 climate deal

The U.N. climate agency published a first draft on Thursday of a hoped-for final agreement from the COP27 climate summit, repeating many of last year's goals while leaving contentious issues still to be resolved.

The Guardian - UK

Majority of Britons say UK should pay for climate action in poor countries

Exclusive: Funding from rich countries is critical issue at Cop27 and poll shows many think UK has duty to provide it

The Guardian - AU

Australia told to end new fossil fuel subsidies if it wants Pacific support to host climate summit

Vanuatu’s climate change minister says Pacific support for Australian bid should be conditional

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