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Climate damages are key flashpoint as UN COP talks go overtime

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - Climate negotiators were grappling for an agreement Saturday at the UN COP27 in Egypt after high stakes talks went deep into the night with key sticking points over funding for countries wracked by climate disasters and ambition in tackling global warming.

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Gridlocked UN climate talks head deep into overtime

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - Climate negotiators were locked in efforts to break the deadlock at UN COP27 talks Friday as nations tussle over funding for developing countries battered by weather disasters and ambition on curbing global warming.

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As climate talks drag, artist shows way to climate hell

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - Egyptian artist Bahia Shehab had one goal at the COP27 climate talks in Egypt: to let people experience the "hell" that is global warming.

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Gridlocked UN climate talks head into overtime

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - UN climate talks were extended by a day Friday in an effort to break a deadlock as nations tussle over funding for developing countries battered by weather disasters and ambition on curbing global warming.

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UN chief says stop 'blame game' at deadlocked climate talks

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - UN chief Antonio Guterres urged rich and developing nations to stop the "finger pointing" at deadlocked climate talks on Thursday and reach a deal on covering the losses suffered by vulnerable countries battered by weather disasters.

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Fixing climate trumps economic woes, threat of war: YouGov survey

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - Government action to curb global warming should be a top concern despite inflation, an energy crisis and nuclear sabre-rattling by Russia, according to a YouGov survey in wealthy nations published exclusively by AFP.

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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.

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Don't abandon 1.5C warming limit, says Paris accord architect

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - The world is in danger of blasting past its goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, said climate champion Laurence Tubiana, slamming a "flagrant" lack of global leadership.

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Rich, developing nations head toward climate compensation clash

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - Wealthy and developing countries set the stage Tuesday for a showdown at UN climate talks over demands for rich polluters to compensate vulnerable nations for damages caused by natural disasters.

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Pressed by climate vulnerable nations, EU tweaks emissions goal

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - Developing nations admonished rich polluters for falling short on efforts to help them cope with global warming at UN climate talks Tuesday, as the EU vowed to speed its emissions reductions.

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EU vows to raise its climate target at COP27

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - The EU vowed Tuesday at UN climate talks to raise its emissions reduction target, as developing nations admonished rich polluters for falling short on efforts to help them cope with global warming.

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EU vows more emissions cuts at UN climate talks

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - The EU vowed to step up its emissions cuts at UN climate talks on Tuesday as developing nations admonished rich polluters for falling short on efforts to help them cope with global warming.

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UN climate talks enter home stretch with deep divides

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - COP27 entered its final week Monday with rich carbon polluters and developing nations at loggerheads over how to speed up and fund reductions in emissions to slow global warming.

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Net-zero in fashion, but clothing giants struggle to cut emissions

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - The world's fashion giants have pledged to trim their carbon footprint but that goal remains elusive at a time "fast fashion" is all the rage -- a topic in the spotlight at the UN climate summit.

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UN climate talks enter home stretch split over money

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - COP27 entered its final week Monday with rich carbon polluters and developing nations at loggerheads over how to speed up and fund reductions in emissions.

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Let the court decide: Vanuatu's climate push raises hopes

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - Seeking to speed up global efforts against climate change, Vanuatu is leading efforts to get the International Court of Justice involved, a move praised by activists at UN talks.

AFP

Brazil will regain its climate 'leadership': ex-minister

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - Brazil will protect the Amazon "with its own efforts" without waiting for international funding, the former environment minister of incoming President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Saturday at UN climate talks.

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At COP27, hundreds march behind hunger striker's sister

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - Chants of "free them all" and "no climate justice without human rights" rang out between the halls of COP27 Saturday, in the largest protest since the UN climate summit began.

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A thirsty COP27 climate summit plagued by glitches

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - Wheelchair struggles, scarce drinking water, $15 sandwiches and hotel price-gouging at the COP27 climate summit have sparked anger and forced host country Egypt into damage-control mode, participants at the two-week meet said.

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Biden, Sisi Pledge to Confront Climate Crisis

US President Joe Biden held bilateral talks on Friday with President Abdul Fatah El-Sisi on the margins of the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 27) in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Bassam Rady, the official spokesman for the Egyptian presidency, said that Sisi stressed during his meeting with Biden…

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Biden speaks of 'urgent' crisis as he joins UN climate talks

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - US President Joe Biden arrived at UN climate talks in Egypt on Friday armed with major domestic achievements against global warming but under pressure to do more for countries reeling from natural disasters.

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Biden faces high expectations at UN climate talks

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World needs US 'to be climate leader', Ugandan activist

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate on Thursday urged US President Joe Biden to help those most affected by the ravages of global warming, a day before his arrival for UN climate talks in Egypt.

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COP27: how young climate activists are changing international human rights law

World leaders and climate scientists aren’t the only ones who have gathered in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, for the latest UN climate summit, COP27. Children and young people are also a big part of the conference.

AFP

Scorched Earth: Ukraine war takes heavy toll on climate too

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - The Ukraine war has shown the heavy toll military conflict takes not just on people but also on the planet, say experts at the UN climate summit in Egypt.

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