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SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt — A pledge by G-20 leaders, whose countries account for most global CO2 emissions, to pursue the most ambitious target against global warming breathed new life into fraught UN climate talks in Egypt on Wednesday.Analysts and campaigners welcomed the final communique from the G-20 meeting in Bali, Indonesia, which comes as negotiators in Egypt are
Compensation for losses and damages linked to extreme weather and global warming has jumped up the political agenda at the UN’s climate conference (COP27), currently taking place in Egypt, writes Lisa Esterhuyzen.
Countries were far from agreeing the contours of a climate deal at the COP27 summit in Egypt on Wednesday, with the host country urging negotiators to resolve their differences ahead of a weekend deadline. The outcome of the conference in Sharm el-Sheikh is a test of world resolve to tackle…
With the right global economic policies, we could fight poverty and global heating at the same time, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
This is the question of the hour. A 13-year-old target of providing $100 billion in annual climate finance to developing countries has still not been met. Furthermore, even a fully-functioning international finance mechanism is unlikely to deliver to poorer countries what they need