![]() This sentiment was echoed by incoming UN climate chief Simon Stiell, who said he would be “holding people to account” for the promises they had made.Īt a press briefing held a few days before the summit, ambassador Mohamed Nasr, Egypt’s lead negotiator and director general for climate at the Egyptian ministry of foreign affairs, told journalists: Read the speech□ /wItevlG0d0- Alok Sharma November 6, 2022Īhead of the conference, Egypt made it clear that it wanted COP27 to be all about “ implementation” – putting plans for tackling climate change into action. We know what we need to do and how to do it – now, it is time to deliver I fully recognise the scale of the challenge ahead but I remain hopeful This morning I formally opened #COP27 □□ □□ and brought the □□ COP Presidency to a close Here, Carbon Brief provides in-depth analysis of all the key outcomes in Sharm el-Sheikh – both inside and outside the COP.Īt the start of COP27, COP26 president Alok Sharma officially handed over proceedings to Egypt, the world’s largest Arab nation and the first African country to host a climate summit since Morocco in 2016. The decision to set up a new fund for “loss and damage” resulting from climate change marked the climax of a decades-long effort by small island states and other vulnerable nations.īut the EU and its allies voiced strong concerns about an outcome that did little to advance efforts to stay below 1.5C, beyond what had been agreed at COP26 in Glasgow last year.Īll of this took place against a backdrop of overlapping global food, energy and debt crises, and an Egyptian government facing accusations of human-rights abuses.įor the first time in UN history, protesters were allowed to march inside the venue, avoiding the attention of the host nation’s security forces. In reality, the results were a mixed bag, achieving more on the impacts of climate change than on its causes. The Egyptian presidency had promised an “implementation COP” that would see the pledges of the past give way to balanced action on tackling climate change and preparing for its effects. Talks at the second most attended COP of all time went deep into extra time, as parties attempted to reach a deal that could secure consensus. ![]() It also provided little indication that nations were serious about scaling up efforts to cut emissions. Yet this was tempered by a wider agreement – the “Sharm el-Sheikh implementation plan” – that excluded any mention of winding down the use of fossil fuels. The COP27 summit in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh made history when developing countries secured a new fund to support the victims of climate disasters.
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