How far has COP27 inched beyond past climate deals?
By Jake Spring and Shadia Nasralla Beyond the headlines from the annual UN climate conference, progress in advancing the global climate agenda relies on the...
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The newest fronts in climate-change-related legal battles
By Clark Mindock Climate change-related litigation has more than doubled in the past seven years globally according to a June report by the London School of...
From COP27 to Portugal, Brazil’s Lula on mission to improve foreign ties
Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva travelled from the COP27 summit in Egypt to Portugal on Friday to meet officials, showing that improving foreign ties...
Lula’s COP27 visit seen as restoring Brazil’s climate credibility
The election of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as Brazil’s next president is already boosting the country’s credibility at this year’s UN climate negotiations, with the left-wing...
Loss and damage finance tests global climate solidarity at COP27
By Megan Rowling Ruqiyo Mohammed, 25, a mother of four in drought-stricken Somalia, has seen her two-year-old son hospitalised for a month with severe malnutrition,...
Presidential Commissioner to participate in 7th trilateral Cyprus, Greece, Egypt meeting on diaspora issues
Presidential Commissioner, Photis Photiou, will participate in the 7th trilateral meeting of Cyprus, Greece and Egypt on Diaspora issues that will take place on Monday...
COP27: Polluters must pay for climate change, poor nations tell rich
Leaders from poor countries criticized wealthy governments and oil companies for driving global warming, using their speeches on Tuesday at the COP27 climate summit in...
Brazil’s Lula hopes to unite rainforest nations, tap funding at COP27
By Michael Taylor A new alliance of rainforest nations – sought by Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva – could be key to unlocking...
COP27: Loss of Arctic summer sea ice ‘inevitable’ within 30 years — report
By Gloria Dickie Climate change is rapidly melting away the world’s frozen regions, with summertime Arctic sea ice sure to vanish by 2050, according to...
COP27: What is ‘Loss and Damage’ compensation, and who should pay?
By Kate Abnett Nearly 200 countries who gathered for the UN climate conference in Egypt are expected to lock horns over whether rich nations should pay compensation to vulnerable...
