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How developing countries' 30-year battle for "loss and damage" funding culminated in a new agreement in Egypt.

COP27 was notable for its increased corporate presence.

To quote Greta Thunberg, 'the house is on fire'. Ben Tombs discusses whether COP27 was just more hot air.

Previously, developed countries had been reluctant to commit to paying up compensation for the damage already caused to countries in the Global South

New United Nations climate chief Simon Stiell in an interview with The Associated Press acknowledges the world didn’t do anything additional to address climate change at the COP27 climate summit this year

Billed as “Africa’s COP”, the 27th UN climate change summit (otherwise known as COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, was expected to promote climate justice, as this is the continent most affected but least responsible for the climate crisis. Negotiations for a fund that would compensate developing countries for the loss…

Developing nations were justifiably jubilant at the close of COP27 as negotiators from wealthy countries around the world agreed for the first time to establish a dedicated “loss and damage” fund for vulnerable countries harmed by climate change.

There were high expectations for COP27, the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Beyond the headlines from the annual U.N. climate conference, progress in advancing the global climate agenda relies on the behind-the-scenes efforts of technocrats over years.