Frustration and distrust among leaders are high. But, for the first time, countries have agreed to discuss funding for climate reparations.
Tag: United Nations
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At COP27, World Leaders Urge Faster Action on Climate Change
On the first day of COP27, the U.N. climate talks, world leaders urged each other to move faster to cut the pollution that is warming the planet while recognizing the war in Ukraine’s global energy effects and the unequal effects of climate change to date.
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Switzerland Is Paying Poorer Nations to Cut Emissions on Its Behalf
The agreements raise concerns that other countries will follow suit, delaying more difficult cuts of greenhouse gas emissions in wealthier nations.
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Somalis Are Going Hungry. Their Government Isn’t Calling It a Famine.
Humanitarian groups say Somalia’s leaders are resisting a formal declaration of famine that could unlock aid and save lives.
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Hosting Climate Summit Is Both Opportunity and Risk for Egypt
The COP27 meeting next week allows a debt-wracked African country to champion climate needs of poorer nations. But it also puts Egypt under scrutiny.