Saturday, 19 November 2022

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.

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