Cop28 failing on climate adaptation finance so far, African group warns Continent’s chief negotiator says an agreement for fair and equitable funding is a matter of life and death The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2023
Campaigners want fossil fuel firms to pay into climate calamity fund; diplomats dubious Environmental campaigners are calling for fossil fuel producers to contribute to a new fund intended to help poor countries cope with climate disasters The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023
'Loss and damage' climate fund should be in place this year -Egyptian negotiator A fund to deliver financing to places affected by climate-fuelled disasters should be created by the annual U.N. climate summit that opens at the end of November, the lead host negotiator at last year's summit said on Thursday. Reuters · Mar 30, 2023
COP27 Climate Summit to Test Resolve of World Battling War, Inflation An international climate summit starting next week in Egypt will test the resolve of nations to combat global warming, even as many of the biggest players are distracted by urgent crises ranging from war in Europe to rampant consumer inflation. More than 30,000 delegates, including representatives from some 200 countries,… Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 31, 2022
COP27 climate summit to test resolve of world battling war, inflation An international climate summit starting next week in Egypt will test the resolve of nations to combat global warming, even as many of the biggest players are distracted by urgent crises ranging from war in Europe to rampant consumer inflation. Reuters · Oct 31, 2022
Egypt Calls for 'Reality Check' in UN Climate Talks Egypt hopes to jump-start the action needed to face a warming world when it takes the presidency of major UN climate talks in November, but warns that countries need a "reality check" as progress stalls, AFP reported. Presiding over the inflection point when a decades-long United Nations climate process switches… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 22, 2022