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Stockholm: Greta Thunberg sues Swedish government for not doing enough to fight climate change
2 years ago

Stockholm: Greta Thunberg sues Swedish government for not doing enough to fight climate change

Daily Mail  

Greta Thunberg was among the hundreds of activists marching through the Swedish capital to a court to file a legal claim against the state for what they say is insufficient climate action. Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg holds a placard during a demonstration held by the youth-led climate organization Aurora before submitting its lawsuit against the state for their lack …

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COP27 raised the pitch for urgent climate action
2 years ago

COP27 raised the pitch for urgent climate action

Hindustan Times  

The 27th Conference of the Parties ended last week in Egypt, and despite the many challenges and divergence of views, member-countries rose to the occasion. Making a pitch for countries to move towards low-carbon development, the Implementation Plan calls for “targeted support to the poorest and most vulnerable in line with national circumstances and recognising the need for support towards …

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UN climate summit outcomes may cause larger conflicts at COP28 in UAE next year
2 years, 1 month ago

UN climate summit outcomes may cause larger conflicts at COP28 in UAE next year

Hindustan Times  

The recently-concluded UN Climate Conference in Egypt will go down in history for the decision to set up a Loss and Damage Fund, something that environmental activists and vulnerable communities had been demanding for over 30 years. The most debated issues at COP27 were the 1.5 degree C goal; phasing down/phasing out of fossil fuels; the operationalisation of the Loss …

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Paying for the loss and damage due to the changing climate
2 years, 1 month ago

Paying for the loss and damage due to the changing climate

The Hindu  

After a fortnight of difficult negotiations at the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change — or COP27 — at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, the participating nations agreed to set up a new fund to help developing countries address loss and damage from the severe effects of a changing climate. The Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan …

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Cop27: Historic deal to create loss and damage fund
2 years, 1 month ago

Cop27: Historic deal to create loss and damage fund

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The final deal reaffirms what was said in the Glasgow agreement, resolving to “pursue further efforts to limit the …

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Success or COP-out: How do this year’s climate talks rate?
2 years, 1 month ago

Success or COP-out: How do this year’s climate talks rate?

Associated Press  

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — After two weeks of haggling, officials on Sunday cheered the end of this year’s U.N. climate talks in Egypt, which resulted in the creation of a fund to help poor countries suffering under disasters driven by global warming. However there was disappointment among environmentalists that the Sharm el-Sheikh meeting included “low-emission” energy — which some claim …

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John Kerry tests positive for Covid at Cop27
2 years, 1 month ago

John Kerry tests positive for Covid at Cop27

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy United States special envoy John Kerry has tested positive for Covid-19 at Cop27 in Egypt …

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Handshake sparks climate hope, but officials remain worried
2 years, 1 month ago

Handshake sparks climate hope, but officials remain worried

Associated Press  

SHARM EL-SHEIKH — A handshake in lush Bali is being felt at climate talks thousands of miles away in the Egyptian desert, where lack of progress had a top United Nations official worried. At Monday’s meeting, Biden and Xi agreed to “empower key senior officials” on areas of potential cooperation, including tackling climate change — though it was not immediately …

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Swedish cyclist pedals to Egypt to raise climate awareness
2 years, 1 month ago

Swedish cyclist pedals to Egypt to raise climate awareness

The Hindu  

She has pedalled thousands of miles from Sweden to Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to deliver a simple message: Stop climate change. Here mission is to raise awareness and urge world leaders gathered at the annual U.N. climate conference known as COP27 to take concrete steps to stop climate change, she said. “They really have to stop climate …

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Is Cop27 greenwashing on an international scale?
2 years, 1 month ago

Is Cop27 greenwashing on an international scale?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The UK Government committed to implementing the International Standard for Event Sustainability Management Systems, which requires event organisers to …

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Climate talks host Egypt gets green energy, transport deals
2 years, 1 month ago

Climate talks host Egypt gets green energy, transport deals

Associated Press  

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — Egypt, the host of this year’s U.N. climate talks, is racking up a number of deals to green its energy and transport systems still heavily reliant on heavily polluting fossil fuels. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and the Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said the two countries would establish a major green hydrogen plant — …

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Live updates | UN Climate Summit
2 years, 1 month ago

Live updates | UN Climate Summit

Associated Press  

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — ___ KEY DEVELOPMENTS: — Treaty against fossil fuels floated at UN climate summit — UN experts urge stringent rules to stop net zero greenwash — Clock ticking for jailed Egypt activist on hunger strike — Their lagoons languishing, precious Spanish wetlands go dry ___ U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry had an encounter with …

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Clock ticking for jailed Egypt activist on hunger strike
2 years, 1 month ago

Clock ticking for jailed Egypt activist on hunger strike

Associated Press  

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — The family of one of Egypt’s top jailed pro-democracy activists warn that the clock is ticking on his life as they plead with world leaders at the U.N. climate conference to press Egypt for his release. At the Sharm el-Sheikh gathering, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz raised …

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World in crisis a grim backdrop for UN climate talks
2 years, 1 month ago

World in crisis a grim backdrop for UN climate talks

Associated Press  

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — Envoys from around the globe gathered Sunday in the Egyptian seaside resort of Sharm el-Sheikh for talks on tackling climate change amid a multitude of competing crises, including the war in Ukraine, high inflation, food shortages and an energy crunch. “At long last, providing funding to address losses and damages from climate impacts is on the …

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COP27: Host resort town gives Egypt tight grip over protests
2 years, 1 month ago

COP27: Host resort town gives Egypt tight grip over protests

Associated Press  

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — With turquoise seawaters and rich coral reefs, Egypt’s resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh is a picturesque location for this year’s United Nations global summit on climate change, known as COP27. As COP27 approaches, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi’s government has touted its efforts to make Sharm el-Sheikh a more eco-friendly city, with new solar panels and …

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Egypt's resorts, beaches reels from Ukrainian and Russian exodus
2 years, 6 months ago

Egypt's resorts, beaches reels from Ukrainian and Russian exodus

Hindustan Times  

On Sharm el-Sheikh's sandy beaches many of the sun loungers lie empty. Egypt's resorts, beaches reels from Ukrainian and Russian exodus The resort on the southern tip of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula is reeling from the impact of the war in Ukraine, which has seen Ukrainians and Russians - previously among the town's top visitors - virtually disappear, tourism sector workers …

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