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What are the key outcomes of Cop27 climate summit?
What are the key outcomes of Cop27 climate summit?
Loss and damage  Developing countries have been seeking financial assistance for loss and damage — money needed to rescue and rebuild the physical and social infrastructure of countries devastated by extreme weather — for nearly ...

Sun, 20 Nov, 2022

'Historic' UN climate compensation deal not enough to tackle climate change
'Historic' UN climate compensation deal not enough to tackle climate change
Cop26 president Alok Sharma said that the world's 1.5C ambition was now 'on life support'

Sun, 20 Nov, 2022

COP27 Climate Summit
UN climate negotiators approve compensation deal for poorer nations
The decision establishes a fund for what negotiators call loss and damage

Sun, 20 Nov, 2022

'Time is not on our side': Cop27 talks in disarray with 1.5C goal at risk, campaigners warn
'Time is not on our side': Cop27 talks in disarray with 1.5C goal at risk, campaigners warn
Privately, many delegates have suggested that the talks are in danger of collapse. 

Sat, 19 Nov, 2022

COP27 Climate Summit
Ten-year-old Ghanaian girl cuts through jargon to deliver message at Cop27
By their very nature, UN climate negotiations are filled with scientific and diplomatic jargon.

Fri, 18 Nov, 2022

Jordan River
Israel and Jordan agree to team up to save Jordan River
Israel and Jordan have signed a declaration of intent at the UN climate conference to conserve and protect their shared Jordan River — a sacred waterway nearly running dry because of climate change, pollution and other threats.

Thu, 17 Nov, 2022

COP27 Brazil Climate Engagement
Brazilian president-elect pledges ‘big fight against deforestation’
Brazil’s president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has vowed to fight deforestation as he made a series of public appearances and attended meetings at the UN climate summit in Egypt.

Wed, 16 Nov, 2022

COP27 Climate Summit
Ministers return to Cop27 in push to get climate talks over the line
Government ministers are returning to Egypt to take over climate negotiations at Cop27, providing diplomats with the political backing needed to clinch credible agreements that would help prevent disastrous levels of warming in the coming decades.

Wed, 16 Nov, 2022

COP27 Climate Summit
US and China’s climate envoys meet at Cop27 summit in Egypt
Government officials have been arriving in Sharm el-Sheikh since Monday to push for a substantial deal by the time the meeting is supposed to finish on Friday

Tue, 15 Nov, 2022

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Climate concerns as world population surges past 8 billion people
Globally, the 8 billion population milestone represents 1 billion people added to the planet in just the last 11 years

Tue, 15 Nov, 2022

COP27 Climate Summit
Egypt calls reports of surveillance at Cop27 ‘ludicrous’
Germany had raised concerns after attendees at events hosted by the country were photographed and filmed.

Mon, 14 Nov, 2022

COP27 Climate Summit
UN probes Egypt police misconduct claims at climate talks
The United Nations said it was investigating allegations of misconduct by Egyptian police officers providing security at this year’s international climate talks.

Sun, 13 Nov, 2022

COP27 Climate Summit
Hundreds of climate campaigners stage protest at Cop27 summit
Hundreds of activists have called on industrialised nations to pay for the impact of climate change and to speed up the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy in the largest protest yet at the UN climate summit in Egypt.

Sat, 12 Nov, 2022

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Biden says climate efforts ‘more urgent than ever’ at Cop27 summit
President Joe Biden has urged world leaders to “double down” on their resolve to fight global warming, saying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reinforces the need to phase out fossil fuels.

Fri, 11 Nov, 2022

Joe Biden
Cop27: Biden says the climate crisis is about 'very life of the planet'
'I can stand here as president of the United States of America and say with confidence, the United States of America will meet our emissions targets by 2030,' he said

Fri, 11 Nov, 2022

'Miracle' that people in Cork not drowned in beds, says minister
'Miracle' that people in Cork not drowned in beds, says minister
Minister of State warns that some Irish people 'will become migrants' due to the effects of climate change

Thu, 10 Nov, 2022

Response to climate crisis cannot be delayed any longer
Response to climate crisis cannot be delayed any longer
Decades of delay mean that all easy options are off the table. We must choose between voluntary austerity now — or widespread system collapse later.

Wed, 09 Nov, 2022

Cop27: A hive of activity but the talking needs to be replaced by action
Cop27: A hive of activity but the talking needs to be replaced by action
Airplanes flying overhead juxtaposes strongly with the discussions happening on the ground surrounding ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, writes Nathan Gray

Wed, 09 Nov, 2022

Egypt greenwashes its tyranny at Cop27
Egypt greenwashes its tyranny at Cop27
As his country hosts the Cop27 conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s regime has attempted to shift attention away from its ongoing crackdown on civil-society groups by touting its sustainability credentials. The world must not let the regime use the climate crisis to burnish its global image.

Wed, 09 Nov, 2022

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Taoiseach's Cop27 speech seen as 'passionate', but funding pledge branded 'disappointing'
€10m pledged is not new funding, says Trócaire

Wed, 09 Nov, 2022

Taoiseach must bring home 'horrifying' message of climate reality, says expert 
Taoiseach must bring home 'horrifying' message of climate reality, says expert 
UCC professor Hannah Daly said Micheál Martin must 'address the nation directly on the urgency of action' in relation to climate change after Cop27 

Wed, 09 Nov, 2022

Cop27: The polluter pays? Globally, not really
Cop27: The polluter pays? Globally, not really
The poorest countries in the world are paying the price for the carbon emissions of the wealthiest, who have repeatedly stalled efforts to pay up

Tue, 08 Nov, 2022

COP27 Climate Summit
Global treaty needed to stop spread of fossil fuel energy, says island leader
The world should confront climate change the way it does nuclear weapons by agreeing to a non-proliferation treaty that stops further production of fossil fuels, a small island leader proposed as vulnerable nations pushed for action at international ...

Tue, 08 Nov, 2022

Young people have COP-ped on to the climate crisis — we must be heard
Young people have COP-ped on to the climate crisis — we must be heard
Just think about what the world might look like in 30 years' time. That’s a whole three decades of possibility ahead. Let’s make it count and include young people in the decision-making process about climate action, writes Mary Osubor Kennedy.

Mon, 07 Nov, 2022

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Taoiseach denies Cop27 is a 'greenwashing' event 
Environmental activists have criticised event in Egypt as high-level 'greenwashing' and ignoring human rights abuses

Mon, 07 Nov, 2022

Ireland second in the EU for per-capita emissions of greenhouse gases — we must act
Ireland second in the EU for per-capita emissions of greenhouse gases — we must act
The best outcome we can hope for at these talks is a firm agreement on a financial mechanism to direct money on an ongoing basis to compensate for damage caused by climate change

Mon, 07 Nov, 2022

Pádraig Hoare: Cop27 cannot simply be a talking shop — climate action is long overdue
Pádraig Hoare: Cop27 cannot simply be a talking shop — climate action is long overdue
Cop27 promises to be more target-focused than Cop26. And anyone as yet unconvinced ought to heed a stark warning made in 1989 about the urgent need for climate action

Mon, 07 Nov, 2022

Cop27 kicks off as UN warns that rate of sea level rises is doubling
Cop27 kicks off as UN warns that rate of sea level rises is doubling
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has travelled to Egypt for the crunch climate event, which will include a focus on the world's most vulnerable nations

Mon, 07 Nov, 2022

Warming weather and rising seas getting worse, UN meteorological report warns
Warming weather and rising seas getting worse, UN meteorological report warns
Micheál Martin will be representing Ireland at the World Leaders Summit, where he will deliver Ireland’s National Statement, setting out Ireland’s climate ambition

Sun, 06 Nov, 2022

COP27 Climate Summit
World in crisis provides grim backdrop for Cop27 UN climate talks in Egypt
Germany’s foreign minister Annalena Baerbock said the talks were being overshadowed by Russia’s attack on Ukraine that has triggered political and economic upheaval around the world.

Sun, 06 Nov, 2022

Displacement And Famine In Drought Hit Somalia
Busting myths about food and the climate crisis – and the inequality driving hunger
Ahead of the Cop27 climate conference, it’s high time to address the inequality driving hunger

Fri, 04 Nov, 2022

The land that is barren and cracked and the sun's rays in the evening
Climate chaos inaction can be reversed — households are key 
It is time to put in place the conditions that would help translate high levels of awareness into meaningful climate action, writes Hans Zomer

Thu, 03 Nov, 2022

The Andrew Marr Show
Greta Thunberg to skip Cop27 saying talks are used for 'many different kinds of greenwashing'
Ms Thunberg was among those who last week signed a petition by a human rights coalition calling on Egyptian authorities to open up civic space and release political prisoners

Mon, 31 Oct, 2022

World is 'nowhere near 1.5C warming target'
World is 'nowhere near 1.5C warming target'
Greenhouse gas emissions are creeping downwards but remain far short of what is required this decade to adequately stay within the 1. 5C target to limit the fallout from climate change.

Wed, 26 Oct, 2022

Climate Least Developed Countries
Poor nations to demand climate justice and compensation at UN summit
The chair of an influential negotiating bloc in the upcoming United Nations climate summit in Egypt has called for compensation for poorer countries suffering from climate change to be high up on the agenda.

Fri, 14 Oct, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Electricite de France (EDF) coal-fired power plant in Cordemais
Talks to cut back on global coal for climate change snarled by Ukraine war
Much of the focus is on Indonesia, which will this year host the Group of 20’s meetings and have significant influence over COP27.

Mon, 02 May, 2022

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US and Egypt launch group to prepare for Cop27 climate summit
The United States and Egypt have launched a joint working group to prepare for the next climate change summit in November.

Mon, 21 Feb, 2022

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