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Foundations call for cooperation, some new pledges at COP27

Philanthropic foundations have made some new commitments at the U.N. climate conference in Egypt over the past two weeks

The Independent UK

COP27 host Egypt aims to share climate finance model

COP27 host Egypt has secured nearly $10 billion in funding in ways it hopes can provide a template for other developing nations to obtain climate-related finance, its international cooperation minister said.

Reuters

With a 'back to normality' message, Brazil's Lula seeks to improve foreign ties

Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva travelled from the COP27 summit in Egypt to Portugal on Friday to tell officials that his country is back to "normal" as he strives to improve foreign ties and Brazil's image abroad.

Reuters

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Climate talks heading into overtime

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: A European Union proposal buoyed hopes of progress at the COP27 climate summit on Friday, its final scheduled day, as the 27-country EU said it would back one of the most contentious proposals — financing for countries harmed by climate-fuelled disasters.

Bangkok Post

Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah 'weak and vulnerable' after hunger strike

Egyptian-British pro-democracy blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah ended his seven-month hunger strike from jail earlier this week and was finally allowed a family visit. His sister said it was “unsettling” to see him in such a poor state of health.

Radio France Internationale

COP27:U.S. envoy Kerry gets COVID as climate talks head into overtime

U.S. Special Climate Envoy John Kerry tested positive for COVID-19 in the final hours of the COP27 climate talks in Egypt, the State Department said on Friday, as tough negotiations for a final deal headed into overtime.

Reuters

Ending Amazon deforestation: 4 essential reads about the future of the world's largest rainforest

Brazil’s president-elect, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was greeted with applause and cheers when he addressed the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Nov. 16, 2022. As he had in his campaign, Lula pledged to stop rampant deforestation in the Amazon, which his predecessor, Jair Bolsanaro, had encouraged.

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Egypt COP27 President Shoukry urges climate negotiators to speed up

Egypt COP27 President Sameh Shoukry told climate negotiators to speed up their talks on Friday, the final scheduled day of their meeting, expressing concern at the number of issues left to be solved and targeting a deal being reached on Saturday.

Reuters

The shocking amount of water it takes to make one pint of Guinness at St James’s Gate

At COP27 in Egypt, Diageo says they hope to cut water use by 30 per cent by 2030

Dublin Live

Cop27 extended as EU climate damage proposal piles pressure on China

On what should have been the final day of Cop27 climate talks in Egypt, an EU proposal to break a deadlock on financial help for poor nations ravaged by climate change has piled pressure on big-polluting developing countries such as China to pitch in. The talks have been extended into…

Radio France Internationale

The Latest | UN Climate Summit

EU climate chief Frans Timmermans said Friday that a proposal made by the bloc on funding for loss and damage and mitigation is “a final offer” that seeks to “find a compromise” between nations as negotiators try to find a way forward at the U.N. climate talks in Egypt

The Independent UK

Cop27 first-timers from Pakistan, Nigeria and Spain share their experiences

Cop27 attendees who fought hard to be heard share their highs and lows from Egypt

The Guardian - UK

EU agrees to climate damage fund, energizing bogged-down COP27 talks

Climate negotiators on Friday were mulling a European Union proposal aimed at resolving an impasse over financing for countries hit by climate-fuelled disasters and pushing the U.N. climate summit in Egypt closer to a final deal.

Reuters

Confusion, finger-pointing, opposing views at Egypt's COP27

The day before U.N. climate talks were to end, negotiators from around the world appeared to be far apart on any deal to combat climate change

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Government must take case of imprisoned activist in Egypt ‘much more seriously’

Amnesty International has said ‘nothing appears to be happening’ to free British-Egyptian writer Alaa Abd El-Fattah.

Daily Mirror

Brit stuck in jail in Egypt has 'deteriorated' since he started hunger strike

Alaa Abdel-Fattah, who has spent most of the past decade in prison because of his criticism of Egypt's rulers, went on hunger strike earlier this month as the UN climate conference came to Sharm el-Sheikh

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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.

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Stand and Deliver,’ UN Chief Tells 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, UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Thursday. "We are at crunch time in the negotiations," he said,…

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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…

The Independent UK

British-Egyptian activist has ‘deteriorated severely’ in Cairo prison

Mona Seif, the sister of Alaa Abd El-Fattah, has given an update on his condition following his hunger strike.

Al Jazeera

Jailed Egyptian activist’s health ‘deteriorated severely’: Family

Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s family allowed to visit prison for the first time in a month since he escalated his hunger strike.

Reuters

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

The Conversation

There are 8 years left to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals, but is it enough time?

In 2015, the United Nations identified 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved by 2030. Since then, the SDGs have been woven into research programs, national and international policy, and election campaigns globally. But the clock is ticking — with just eight years to 2030, it is worth asking…

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Daily Dose Ep 1202: SC lists plea for NJAC, first draft of Cop27 deal

Aban Usmani brings you the news from Delhi, Jharkhand, Egypt, and the US.

Reuters

Germany will fight hard for 1.5 degree goal at COP27 - foreign minister

Germany will fight hard at the COP27 climate talks for a pathway to limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Thursday at the summit in Egypt.

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