Cop27
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Since outright denial of the crisis is an untenable position, other tactics have been employed
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Amid the battle of Xi Jinping and Joe Biden, a new global order struggles to take shape
Simon TisdallWhile the US and China vie for supremacy, smaller countries, championed by Barbados PM Mia Mottley, are speaking out on key challenges of climate, poverty and migration
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International fund set up at Cop27 is intended to provide compensation to countries worst hit by climate breakdown
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As Pacific islanders, we bear the brunt of the climate crisis. The time to end fossil fuel dependence is now
Ralph Regenvanu and Seve PaeniuToday’s IPCC report has given a ‘final warning’ to avert global catastrophe. We call on all world leaders to urgently transition to renewables, write politicians Ralph Regenvanu and Seve Paeniu
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Selling credits should fund forest protection, but unscrupulous firms are making deals where local land stewards lose out, say Indigenous leaders
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US climate envoy says there needs to be work on details of ‘loss and damage’ fund in 2023
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Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act is one step to confront the crisis, but a divided Congress will hamper additional measures
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Rapporteur Tendayi Achiume says projects are at expense of marginalised groups and Indigenous peoples
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Arrest of Sherif Osman while visiting family in Dubai raises fears for activists at Cop28 climate conference
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Delegates from developing nations leave discussions as divisions grow over who should pay to protect biodiversity
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Former archbishop of Canterbury says richest nations and individuals must take lead on ‘loss and damage’
In 2023 we’ve seen climate destruction in real time, yet rich countries are poised to do little at Cop28