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Factbox-Countries and rival interests at the COP27 climate talks

Each of the 197 signatories to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has its own concerns and interests, which makes reaching consensus a daunting challenge.

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Ukraine president says peace is vital for saving climate; US called out for blocking ‘loss and damage’ funds – as it happened

Volodymyr Zelenskiy appears at climate summit via video link; climate experts say US has acted ‘in bad faith’ for decades

The Guardian - UK

Australian prime minister blasts opposition leader over demand to ‘rule out’ compensating other countries for climate crisis

Cop27 summit in Egypt opened with warning countries could either sign ‘a climate solidarity pact, or a collective suicide pact’

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Cop26 one year on: how much progress has been made?

As the UN’s Cop27 summit begins in Egypt, there are warnings more must be done to avert climate breakdown

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Live updates | UN Climate Summit

World leaders are making the case for tougher action to tackle global warming Tuesday, as this year’s international climate talks in Egypt heard growing calls for fossil fuel companies to help pay for the damage they have helped cause to the planet

The Independent UK

France, Britain say Ukraine war can not excuse backsliding on climate pledges

Day two of the Cop27 conference in Egypt gets underway Tuesday on the back of UN warnings that climate change has put the world on a “highway to hell”, and appeals from Britain and France to ensure the Ukraine war is not used to stymie efforts to rein in global…

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Cleopatra's tomb may have been FOUND after discovery of secret tunnel in Egypt

Archaeologists led byKathleen Martinez have been looking for the long lost tomb of the last pharaoh Cleopatra who could be buried alongside her lover Marc Antony

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Time to act faster on climate change: Rishi Sunak at COP27

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday declared that it was time to act faster on climate change because it is the “right thing to do” as he committed 11.6 billion pounds as the country’s commitment to the climate fund during his address at the COP27 summit in Egypt. Read…

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What is 'loss and damage' and how is Scotland leading the way at COP27?

The issue of “loss and damage” is finally on the agenda at this round of negotiations in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, but what does it mean?

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Scots campaigners demand that rich nations put hands in pockets at COP27 over global warming

SCIAF demands that "loss and damage" remains at the top of the agenda in Egypt

Daily Record

Developing countries need $1 trillion a year in climate finance -report

Developing countries need to work with investors, rich countries and development banks to secure $1 trillion a year in external financing for climate action by the end of the decade and to match that with their own funds, a report said on Tuesday.

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'Teaching our children from books, not the sea': how climate change is eroding human rights in Vanuatu

There’s a lot at stake over the next fortnight as nations gather at the COP27 climate conference in Egypt. But the stakes are perhaps highest for the Pacific islands and their people.

The Conversation

Climate talks convene with US and world falling short of goals

For the first time since 1995, when the U.N. started holding its annual climate summits, the United States brought something big to the talks that began Sunday: a series of new laws that could take a big whack at its greenhouse gas emissions. But even that — and the steps…

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Alaa-Abdel Fattah: Sunak ‘stresses UK’s deep concern’ to Egypt’s al-Sisi over jailed British activist

Sister of long-detained water striker has ‘pinned her hopes’ on new prime minister securing his release

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Rishi launches lacklustre Sharm offensive as battle of the PMs hits Egypt

Not wanting to be upstaged by Boris Johnson, Sunak went to Cop27 despite having nothing of value to do or say

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak blasted for 'tepid' COP27 speech as world on 'highway to climate hell'

The new Prime Minister flew into Egypt for just one day after being forced into an embarrassing U-turn over his decision not to attend the key climate summit

The Guardian - UK

Alaa Abd el-Fattah: family await news on day two of prison water strike

British-Egyptian activist and figurehead of 2011 uprising now refusing water after six-month hunger strike

Evening Standard

COP27: Rishi Sunak tells world leaders ‘we can deliver on 1.5C limit pledge’

Rishi Sunak has addressed world leaders at the COP27 climate change summit in Egypt. The Prime Minister began his statement by referring to the late Queen, as he said he believes the world can deliver on its climate promises. He told the conference hall: “When Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth…

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Rishi Sunak vows: ‘I will grip this challenge of illegal migration’

Rishi Sunak has vowed to “grip this challenge of illegal migration” by working with European nations as he faced pressure to sign a new deal with France to curb Channel crossings. The Prime Minister said there was “lots” to talk about when he met Emmanuel Macron for the first time…

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Nicola Sturgeon fires back at Tory critics who attack her attendance at COP27

NICOLA Sturgeon has hit back at critics who claimed she “has no real reason to go” to the COP27 climate summit in Egypt.

France 24

‘I’m very worried’: Mother of jailed Egyptian activist on hunger strike wants action

Detained Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah’s decision to escalate a hunger strike in prison to a refusal to drink water has raised the stakes and shone a spotlight on human rights violations as Egypt hosts the COP27 climate summit. For his mother, the time has come for the world to…

Evening Standard

The Leader podcast: Just Stop Oil protests continue as COP27 begins

As Rishi Sunak calls on world leaders at COP27 in Egypt to protect the planet ‘for our children and grandchildren’, back in the UK there’s pressure on his government to do more to tackle global warming.

Birmingham Post

How UK-based Associate Events is helping stage Cop27 UN climate summit in Egypt

Leicester firm has supported nine UK and global business attending key climate event in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt

Reuters

Alaa Abd el-Fattah, the jailed Egyptian-British dissident on hunger strike

Alaa Abd el-Fattah, an Egyptian-British software developer and blogger from an activist family who rose to prominence in the Arab Spring uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak is now a symbol of suffering during the repression that followed.

Reuters

Italy's Meloni discusses energy with Egypt's Sisi, raises rights issues

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni discussed energy, the climate crisis and immigration in talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during a visit to Sharm El-Sheikh for the COP 27 summit, Meloni's office said on Monday.

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