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COP27 Ends With Historic Decision On Damage Fund, Little Progress On Other Issues

While the UN climate summit in Egypt concluded with a landmark decision to establish a fund to address loss and damage. Read on for details:

Dynamite News · Nov 20, 2022

Cop27 reaches landmark deal on climate damage fund, but little else

Countries adopted a hard-fought final agreement at the Cop27 climate summit early on Sunday that will set up a fund to help poor countries battered by climate disasters, but does not boost efforts to tackle the emissions causing them. France said it regretted the agreement's "lack of ambition".

Radio France Internationale · Nov 20, 2022

Cop27 backfires for Egypt as signs of repression mar attempt to bolster image

Harassment of climate summit delegates and holding pen for protesters mar country’s attempt to polish international reputation

The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2022

Success or COP-out: How do this year's climate talks rate?

After two weeks of U.N. climate talks, negotiators agreed to one big decision, to create a fund to help developing countries suffering the impacts of climate change

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2022

COP27 Summit Strikes Historic Deal to Fund Climate Damages

An often fraught UN climate summit wrapped up on Sunday with sweeping agreement on how to tackle global warming and a "historic" deal to create a special fund to cover the damages suffered by vulnerable nations. The two-week talks, which at times appeared to teeter on the brink of collapse,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 20, 2022

Did the world make progress on climate change? Here's what was decided at global talks

Delegates reached a last-minute deal to pay vulnerable countries for damages caused by climate change. But the final agreement does not put humanity on track to avoid catastrophic warming.

WEKU · Nov 20, 2022

Climate summit brings historic deal on climate damage, stalls on cuts

The agreement would pave the way for a fund to compensate developing countries for climate damages.

Axios · Nov 20, 2022

Nations adopt landmark climate deal, some dissatisfied

Delegates at the U.N. climate talks, which looked on the verge of collapse Saturday morning, quickly agreed on a historic deal to pay poorer countries for harm caused by global warming, before getting to more thornier issues.

Tribune News Service · Nov 20, 2022

Cop27 agrees historic ‘loss and damage’ fund for climate impact in developing countries

Deal is hailed as potential turning point that acknowledges vast inequities of climate crisis

The Guardian - AU · Nov 20, 2022

Sanctions support over human rights abuses

Foreign countries committing human rights abuses against their own citizens as well as Australians, would face sanctions under a push by the coalition.

AAP · Nov 20, 2022