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Will this be the COP that loses the 1.5 C target?

"The pace of things has been incredibly slow." Rod Oram at the global climate summit finds a vibe of inaction that's worrying some attendees

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Fear of backsliding on Glasgow pledges dominates Cop27

Tentative drafts are emerging but some countries appear to be seeking to water down commitments agreed last year

The Guardian - UK

Permitting Hell vs. Climate Hell at COP27

Onerous environmental permitting regulations make rapid renewable energy deployment in the United States a "fantasy."

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Africa has vast gas reserves – here’s how to stop them adding to climate change

The question of whether Africa should be allowed to exploit its gas reserves, estimated at more than 17.56 trillion cubic meters (620 trillion cubic feet) in 2021, has been much discussed at the latest UN climate change summit, COP27, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

The Conversation

US, China Climate Envoys Meet at COP27 Summit in Egypt

US climate envoy John Kerry met Tuesday with his Chinese counterpart at annual United Nations climate negotiations in Egypt in a further hint of improving relations between the world's top two polluters, seen as vital for substantial progress against global warming. The meeting between Kerry and China's top climate official…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU supports COP27 call to phase down all fossil fuels

The European Union supports a call by India to phase down fossil fuel use as part of a COP27 deal, the bloc's climate policy chief Frans Timmermans said on Tuesday, provided it does not weaken previous agreements on reducing the use of coal.

Reuters

Activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah breaks hunger strike in Egypt

The jailed pro-democracy campaigner stopped eating on November 1 and attracted attention as Egypt hosted COP27.

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Meat on the menu, not the agenda, at COP27 climate conference

On any morning at the COP27 climate conference, you can expect a gauntlet of anti-meat protesters wearing pig and cow costumes, holding banners decrying the carbon footprint of livestock, and chanting slogans like "Let's be vegan, let's be free."

Reuters

The Egyptian human rights activists unable to attend Cop27

Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh follows decade-long crackdown on civil society in Egypt

The Guardian - UK

Ditch fossil fuels to reach energy targets - Scottish environment minister

Mairi McAllan is speaking today at the crucial COP27 climate conference

Insider UK

Country is back on climate change: Bowen

In his speech to the COP27 summit in Egypt, Chris Bowen says Australia is back as a key collaborator to deal with the threat of climate change.

AAP

EU is ready to update climate pledges - Timmermans

The European Union is ready to update its emissions-cutting target, climate policy chief Frans Timmermans told the COP27 summit in Sharm el-Sheikh on Tuesday, pointing to recently agreed EU policies to cut emissions faster than planned.

Reuters

Climate activist, 11, accuses Lord Goldsmith of running away to avoid questions

Licypriya Kangujam tracked the environment minister down at Cop27 in Egypt.

The Independent UK

Sticking points slow deal-making at COP27 climate talks

Government ministers and negotiators from nearly 200 countries on Tuesday began the slog of finding common ground for a deal at the annual U.N. climate summit, as host country Egypt assured that the slow-moving talks were on track.

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The Guardian - UK

Cop27: ‘All of you are war criminals’: activist disrupts Russia event at Cop27 – as it happened

Russian event at Cop27 interrupted by protesters repeatedly shouting ‘you are war criminals’

Reuters

EU tells COP27 it will increase climate ambition

The European Union plans to update its emissions-cutting target under the Paris climate accord, the EU climate policy chief told the COP27 summit on Tuesday, with the upgrade expected before next year's United Nations summit.

Reuters

Lula's COP27 visit seen as restoring Brazil's climate credibility

The election of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as Brazil's next president is already boosting the country's credibility at this year's U.N. climate negotiations, with the left-wing leader to participate in COP27 in Egypt on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Cop27: this is no time for apathy or complacency

Editorial: This editorial calling for action from world leaders on the climate crisis is published today by more than 30 media organisations in more than 20 countries

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Clock is ticking for negotiators at climate conference in Egypt

It’s crunch time for diplomats at the United Nations-sponsored COP27 climate conference in Egypt, with dwindling days left to resolve the thorny issue of how poor countries should be compensated for the harm inflicted by global warming they didn’t cause.

Reuters

What to watch on Tuesday at COP27

With COP27 climate summit negotiations grinding over political points and technical details, delegates were hoping the G20 summit starting Tuesday in Indonesia offers a boost to ambition for global action on fighting climate change.

Evening Standard

Zac Goldsmith confronted by 11-year-old climate activist at COP27

Former Mayor of London hopeful met his match on the floor of the climate summit

The Conversation

Ending the climate crisis has one simple solution: Stop using fossil fuels

As COP27 unfolds in Egypt, we are hearing about a large array of climate change solutions, ranging from building with carbon-absorbing bamboo and using less plastic to growing more kelp in the oceans to retain its carbon stores and enhance biodiversity.

The Guardian - UK

Anxiety grows over risk to 1.5C: what happened on day seven at Cop27

Indigenous women from the Amazon held a press conference and developing countries criticised the G7’s loss and damage strategy

The Conversation

Why COP27 should be the last of these pointless corporate love-ins

It’s a glorious afternoon at a luxury resort in Egypt, with six swimming pools leading to a lovely little stretch of beach on the Red Sea. A salsa aquatic class in one of the pools has several enthusiastic participants. Elsewhere, guests are lounging on deck chairs sipping ice cold cocktails.…

Newsroom.co.nz

Rod Oram: Climate summit clogged by indecision

Political leaders at the global climate summit are handed an over-long list of unsolved issues to sort this week - and NZ wins Fossil of the Day award

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