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Our buildings are driving us closer to 'climate hell' – how do we get back on course to net zero?

More and more of the world’s people are feeling the impacts of climate change. As United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said when COP27 opened this week: “We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot on the accelerator.”

The Conversation

Burst sewage pipe adds to infrastructure woes at COP27

Attendees of this year’s U.N. climate conference in Egypt found themselves stepping over streams of foul-smelling fluid Wednesday after a pipe or tank holding liquid waste appeared to have burst near one of the venue’s main throughfares

The Independent UK

Oil and gas firms planning ‘frightening’ fossil fuels growth, report finds

Analysis released at Cop27 climate summit shows plans would thwart chances of keeping global heating to 1.5C

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Climate talks host Egypt gets green energy, transport deals

Egypt, the host of this year’s U.N. climate talks, is racking up a number of deals to green its energy and transport systems still heavily reliant on heavily polluting fossil fuels

The Independent UK

US to give Lebanon $80.5 million in aid amid economic crisis

The United States has announced that it will give $80.5 million in aid for food assistance and solar-powered water pumping stations in the crisis-battered country of Lebanon

The Independent UK

At COP27, protesters within U.N. venue demand climate finance

Civil society groups and youth activists at the U.N. COP27 summit held small pop-up rallies Wednesday at designated areas in this Red Sea resort town.

Reuters

The fixation on a PM’s COP-out

Should we care Jacinda Ardern has skipped every UN climate summit?

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Qatar’s claims of diversity are undermined by its treatment of Bahá’ís

Letter: Padideh Sabeti on how members of the Bahá’í faith are discriminated against in the country

The Guardian - UK

US plan to tap businesses for green finance meets resistance

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry unveiled a plan at the COP27 climate summit to make it easier for private corporations to send cash to the developing world in exchange for looking green at home

The Independent UK

Global temperature rise can still be capped at 1.5 degrees Celsius - Kerry

Keeping global temperature rises below 1.5 degrees Celsius is still possible but will require private sector funding, top climate diplomat for the U.S. John Kerry said on Wednesday.

Reuters

African insurers take up climate change fight with $14 billion pledge

A group of over 85 insurers in Africa has pledged to create a financing facility to provide $14 billion of cover to help the continent's most vulnerable communities deal with climate disaster risks such as floods and droughts.

Reuters

Explainer - COP27: How climate change impacts countries around the world

While delegates at the COP27 climate conference discuss the shared problem of climate change, each country will face its own challenges and threats.

Reuters

Gore announces fossil fuel emissions inventory at UN summit

A detailed inventory of the top known sources of greenhouse gas emitters launched by former U_S_ Vice President Al Gore at the U_N_ climate summit in Egypt on Wednesday found that the top 14 individual polluters are all gas and oil fields and their associated facilities, despite their emissions being…

The Independent UK

Cambodian PM meets Ukraine foreign minister ahead of Asia summit including Russia

Cambodia's leader met Ukraine's foreign minister on Wednesday in Phnom Penh, with Prime Minister Hun Sen saying his country "opposes aggression" days ahead of a regional summit that Russia's foreign minister is due to attend.

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U.S. climate envoy Kerry launches carbon offset plan

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry on Wednesday announced the creation of a carbon offset plan meant to help developing countries speed their transition away from fossil fuels.

The Guardian - UK

‘Significant’ moves on climate disaster funds lift Cop27 hopes

Small but symbolic moves at summit where finance is critical include new loss and damage money and debt relief

Tribune News Service

Fighting at Ukraine nuclear plant highlights risks of US export policies

WASHINGTON — Russia’s seizure earlier this year of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear energy facility is shining a new light on the safety and security risks of the atomic export polices of the United States and other technologically advanced countries.

The Independent UK

Suspected Chinese rocket debris found in Philippine waters

Philippine officials say suspected debris from a recent Chinese rocket launch has been found at sea off two provinces

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Investors have trillions to fight climate change. Developing nations get little of it

Private investment is crucial to addressing climate change. But a big barrier to private investment in developing countries is the perception that risks are higher than in industrialized nations.

Irish Mirror

Parts of Ireland that could be underwater by 2050 amid COP27 ‘climate crisis’ warning

The risk of rising sea levels and increased flooding threatens to have a dramatic impact on Ireland's coastlines over the coming decades. It comes as world leaders, including Taoiseach Micheal Martin, are at COP27 for negotiations on climate action.

Reuters

Show us the money: Developing world at COP27 seeks financing details

Finance took centre stage at the COP27 climate talks on Wednesday, with U.N. experts publishing a list of projects worth $120 billion that investors could back to help poorer countries cut emissions and adapt to the impacts of global warming.

Asharq Al-Awsat

3rd Day of COP27 Witnesses International Initiatives

The third day of the UN's climate change summit (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh witnessed several international proposals and initiatives in an effort to solve the exacerbating environmental crises. The participants discussed the Blue Mediterranean Partnership, which focuses on the Mediterranean countries and their marine environments and "displacement related to climate…

The Independent UK

The Latest | UN Climate Summit

A few dozen climate activists held a small protest on Wednesday calling on nations to accelerate the transition to clean energy

Asharq Al-Awsat

The Syrian Oil: Time for New Approach?

With the war in Syria now in its twelfth year and with the US-Russian conflict still ongoing to control the oil sector and its potential, local belligerents and regional opponents have found in oil a rare point of consensus to cooperate and pick clean the country’s wealth and revenues. Oil…

Reuters

East Europeans prepare for possible new Ukrainian refugee wave as winter nears

Eastern European countries are preparing to reopen reception centres and are restocking food supplies in anticipation of a possible fresh surge in Ukrainian refugees as winter looms and Russia targets Ukraine's power grid and heating plants.

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