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Key takeaways from the COP27 climate summit in Egypt

This year's U.N. climate summit featured visits by world leaders, proposals by business leaders, and negotiations by nearly 200 nations about the future of global action on climate change.

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Dejan Lovren sends Sadio Mane reminder to Mohamed Salah with "jealous" claim

Mohamed Salah is not involved in the World Cup after Egypt's failure to qualify and he has been sent a friendly reminder by former Liverpool teammate Dejan Lovren

Daily Mirror

COP 27 ends with historic win and abysmal fail

Rod Oram analyses the final, teeth-pulling outcome of the global climate summit in Egypt - a step forward but wide steps sideways as well

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COP27: Experts welcome historic move on loss and damage fund but rue weak outcome of climate talks on fossil fuel emission

NEW DELHI: Experts, observers of the UN processes and civil society groups found themselves on the same page while welcoming the landmark agreement on setting up a new fund for loss and damage to support victims of climate crisis but many of them even pointed out how failure to agree…

The Times of India

Turkey's Erdogan shakes hands with Egypt's Sisi at World Cup

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan shook hands with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on the sidelines of the World Cup in Qatar on Sunday, a photo from Turkey's presidency showed.

Reuters

COP27 and the fraught reality of climate change negotiations

Delegates from almost 200 countries have been meeting in Egypt for COP27 - how do we measure their success or otherwise?

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Rishi Sunak: More must be done to tackle climate change despite COP27 deal

Alok Sharma has warned that hopes of limiting global warming to 1.5C are ‘on life support’

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COP27: one big breakthrough but ultimately an inadequate response to the climate crisis

For 30 years, developing nations have fought to establish an international fund to pay for the “loss and damage” they suffer as a result of climate change. As the COP27 climate summit in Egypt wrapped up over the weekend, they finally succeeded.

The Conversation

World Bank Officials: Cooperation in the Region Targets Development, Climate Protection

World Bank officials stressed that climate challenges in the Middle East included water scarcity, food shortage, and energy security, noting that the Saudi Green Initiative was an example to follow in order to address these threats. Asharq Al-Awsat interviewed Paul Noumba Um, the Regional Director of the World Bank’s Infrastructure…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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:

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‘Social Drama is My Preference’: Anoushka Tells Asharq Al-Awsat

Egyptian artist Anoushka revealed she’s “preparing to boost her work as a singer by launching her own YouTube channel to archive her works, concerts and new songs.” “Artists should record their history and keep up with the changing mechanisms of our time,” she told Asharq Al-Awsat.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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

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

COP27 poised for deal after breakthrough on climate payments

The COP27 climate talks in Egypt, which had appeared close to collapse on Saturday morning, were poised for a last-minute deal after progress on a landmark agreement to pay poorer countries for harm caused by global warming.

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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 change. Here we examine five key areas and assess what success – if any – was achieved in Egypt

Reuters

U.S. working to sign on to loss and damage agreement - sources

The United States is working to find a way it can agree to proposals put forward at the COP27 summit in Egypt on creating a fund to help developing countries meet the cost of climate disasters, a source close to the negotiations said on Saturday.

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COP27 edges toward deal after progress on climate payments

The COP27 climate talks in Egypt, which had appeared close to collapse on Saturday morning, edged toward a last-minute deal after progress on a landmark agreement to pay poorer countries for harm caused by global warming.

Reuters

COP27: China's climate envoy says expects cooperation with U.S. to continue

China's top climate negotiator Xie Zhenhua said on Saturday he expects to continue direct cooperation on climate change with his U.S. counterpart John Kerry after the COP27 summit taking place in Egypt comes to a close.

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Explainer - COP27: What is 'Loss and Damage' funding, and who should pay?

The question of whether rich nations should offer funding to vulnerable states hit by climate-fuelled disaster has dominated negotiations among nearly 200 countries at this year's U.N. climate summit in Egypt.

Bangkok Post

Climate fund breakthrough offers ‘hope’

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: Host Egypt scrambled to salvage the UN climate talks on Saturday with the European Union signalling a breakthrough over the contentious issue of “loss and damage” funding for climate-vulnerable nations.

The Guardian - UK

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

Radio France Internationale

Cop27: crunch climate talks teeter on the edge

UN climate talks were thrown into disarray Saturday as the EU rejected a proposal by host country Egypt for lacking ambition on emissions cuts and warned it would rather leave with no deal than a bad one. But Egypt's Foreign Minister said he was hoping for a breakthrough and called…

Asharq Al-Awsat

COP27: 'Global Methane Pledge' Announces Pathway to Reduce Agriculture Emissions

The Global Pledge on Methane announced a pathway to reduce methane emissions in agriculture during Solutions Day at the UN Climate Conference (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The global pledge on methane was discussed during a meeting between US President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen…

Reuters

What they are saying at the COP27 climate summit

Here are some of the comments made as negotiators at the COP27 climate talks in Egypt made a final push for a deal, trying to bridge divisions over funding relief for climate change disasters and commitments for long-term action.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Two New Brotherhood Administrations, Leaderships Provoke Egypt’s Political Circles

The recent developments within the Muslim Brotherhood, which Egypt classifies as a terrorist organization, have preoccupied the political circles, especially with the battle over leadership. The competition became apparent after the recent decisions that led to establishment of two administrations and two acting guides in London and Istanbul.

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