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COP27: one big breakthrough but ultimately an inadequate response to the climate crisis
Climate change: Five key takeaways from COP27
‘We can do the impossible’: how key players reacted to end of Cop27 climate summit
World leaders, diplomats and activists respond to signing of ‘historic’ deal as climate talks wrap up
World leaders, diplomats, activists and experts have been reacting to the end of the Cop27 climate conference, which produced a groundbreaking agreement on climate finance for poorer countries but failed to make significant progress on many other matters. Here are some of the reactions from major players.
Continue reading...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
Developing countries celebrated on Sunday morning as crucial climate talks ended with a “historic” deal on their most cherished climate goal: a global fund for “loss and damage”, providing financial assistance to poor nations stricken by climate disaster.
Sameh Shoukry, the Egyptian foreign minister and president of the Cop27 UN climate summit in Egypt, said: “We rose to the occasion. We worked around the clock, day and night, but united in working for one gain, one higher purpose, one common goal. In the end we delivered. We listened to the calls of anguish and despair.”
Continue reading...COP27: UN negotiators agree on climate loss and damage facility as talks run long due to energy row
Wind and solar supply two thirds of South Australia grid in week it was cut off from NEM
Wind and solar still contributed around two thirds of electricity supply in South Australia in the week it was "isolated" from the main grid.
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The Ethiopian scientist on the search for water on the moon
COP27: UN climate talks go into the night amid tense negotiations
Animal Rebellion occupies Gordon Ramsay’s three-star Michelin restaurant
Protesters sat at tables in the Chelsea venue to highlight ‘perfect inequality’ of high-end dining
Climate crisis activists occupied Gordon Ramsay’s three-star Michelin restaurant in London’s Chelsea on Saturday evening to protest at the “perfect inequality” such high-end dining venues represent.
Members of Animal Rebellion entered Restaurant Gordon Ramsay on Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea at about 6pm.
Continue reading...Cop27: divisions and splits threaten deal to tackle climate crisis
Poorer countries denounce wealthier nations for delay and refusal over ‘loss and damage’ payments
Deep divisions threatened to derail the world’s chances of limiting the climate crisis last night as negotiators struggled to keep nations working together to tackle global heating.
In a day of high drama at the Cop27 UN climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, bitter conflict broke out between wealthy and poorer nations. Some of the world’s poorest countries denounced the rich for delaying action and refusing financial assistance to those suffering devastating extreme weather.
Continue reading...Five crucial issues in fight to save planet – and what Cop27 did about them
This month’s environmental summit opened as our planet wilts under the impact of climate crisis. Here we examine five key areas and assess what success – if any – was achieved in Egypt
A key Cop27 goal was to strengthen emission pledges made at last year’s climate summit in Glasgow. These are needed to ensure global heating is limited to 1.5C. No such commitments have been made in Egypt and most observers now conclude the world is destined to heat beyond this limit.
Continue reading...China and US renew commitment to tackling climate crisis but differences remain
Xie Zhenhua said he’d had ‘very constructive discussions’ with John Kerry at Cop27 but there’s no change on finance issues
China and the US have renewed their partnership to tackle the climate crisis, and are working closely and productively on ways of bringing down greenhouse gas emissions, China’s head of delegation has said.
The surprise news from Xie Zhenhua, who briefed a small group of journalists at the Cop27 UN climate summit in Egypt on Saturday, comes as a rare moment of progress amid a conference mired in stalemate and bitter fighting between developed and developing countries.
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COP27: Negotiators sign off text on UN carbon market rules that defer much to next year
Cop27 talks in disarray with 1.5C goal at risk, campaigners warn
Countries urged to make progress as ‘untransparent, unpredictable and chaotic’ talks in danger of collapse
Crucial climate talks are in disarray after a feverish night of “chaos”, hurried meetings and disinformation, with a stark warning that the vital goal of limiting global heating to 1.5C was in danger of being lost.
Sameh Shoukry, the Egyptian foreign minister who is president of the Cop27 UN climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, called on countries to make progress as the talks ran on well into Saturday afternoon, nearly a day after their scheduled close on Friday evening, with no end in sight.
Countries rowing back on the global goal of limiting temperature rises to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, agreed at last year’s Cop26 summit in Glasgow.
Text that abandoned the key commitment for countries to improve their national plans on emissions cuts each year, also agreed in Glasgow.
“Highly unusual” conduct of the negotiations by the Egyptian hosts, which meant countries were not jointly consulted on draft text that involved changes to key decisions.
“Disinformation” when a key document was doctored and disseminated so as to appear to come from several countries that were not involved in it.
An atmosphere of chaos and suspicion, in which some countries were accused of putting pressure on poorer and more vulnerable nations to act against their own best interests.
A blame game in which countries were preparing to blame any collapse on rivals.
Delegations phoning their capitals for fresh instructions on how to proceed.
Continue reading...COP27: Japan, Papua New Guinea seal deal on carbon credit cooperation under the Joint Crediting Mechanism
More than 110 experts raise alarm over WHO’s ‘weak’ PFAS limits for drinking water
Independent scientists raise concerns about apparent industry influence and distortions of the science in WHO guidelines
More than 110 scientists and regulators worldwide are raising a public alarm over what they label “weak” PFAS drinking water limits proposed by the World Health Organization, which they charge used shoddy science and “arbitrarily” dismissed hundreds of studies linking the “forever chemicals” to serious health problems.
Some further alleged the process of developing the guidelines was corrupted by industry-aligned consultants aiming to undercut strict new PFAS limits proposed in the US, and weaken standards in the developing world. The chemicals have been called “forever chemicals” due to their longevity in the environment.
Continue reading...Fears 1.5C target in danger as Cop27 negotiations overrun – live
After two weeks of negotiations, talks have been extended with countries unable to reach agreement on Friday
The main sticking point of Cop27 has been over the creation of a loss and damage fund – finance provided by rich nations to poorer ones to help them prepare for and recover from the worst impacts of climate breakdown.
Some, especially in the rightwing press, have framed this as “reparations”, a highly loaded term. It’s also misleading, as under article 8 of the Paris climate agreement it is explicitly made clear that loss and damage “does not involve or provide a basis for any liability or compensation.”
Continue reading...COP27: Roundup for Day 13 – Nov. 18
‘False solutions’: scepticism over Saudi carbon capture plan
Kingdom’s Cop27 announcement of new storage hub part of pattern of delaying fossil fuel transition, experts say
Saudi Arabia is bolstering years of negotiation tactics designed to stymie vital climate negotiations with a focus on carbon capture technologies that experts say risk delaying a meaningful transition from fossil fuels.
The kingdom, which is the world’s largest oil producer, accounting for roughly 15% of global output, announced plans at Cop27 in Egypt for what it labelled the “circular carbon economy”, in partnership with the national oil company, Aramco, which recently reported $42.4bn in profit.
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