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UN climate summit opens in Egypt, India focuses on climate finance

The United Nations' climate change summit opened in Egypt on Sunday with India hoping for substantial progress in discussions on climate finance. The 27th edition of the Conference of Parties (COP) to UNFCCC will see India seeking clarity on the definition of climate finance -- whether it is grants, loans or subsidies -- and nudging developed countries to enhance the supply of technology and finance needed to address climate change and resulting disasters. The absence of a definition of climate finance allows developed countries to greenwash their finances and pass off loans as climate-related aid. Officials said India will counter any effort to classify loans as climate finance. India will also emphasise that it is one of the few countries which has met the 2015 climate goals set in Paris, and stress on climate justice and sustainable lifestyles through Prime Minister Narendra Modi's LIFE movement which stands for "Lifestyle for Environment". At this year's conference, developed .

Loss & damage funding makes it to COP27 agenda for the first time ever

Countries agree to 20-point agenda ahead of climate negotiations in Egypt

Climate change humanity's biggest challenge in modern times: COP27 Prez

The United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly referred to as Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, or COP27, opened in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday

Environment minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurates India Pavilion at COP27

The minister also felicitated the COP Young Scholars from India who worked towards Positive Climate Change solutions

COP27 climate summit: What India can expect at UNFCCC meet in Egypt?

UN summits - climate change conference in Egypt and biodiversity summit in Canada to which India is a crucial Party- are considered to be pivotal moments in global efforts to address global warming

COP27: A year on from Glasgow meet, world burning more dirty fuel than ever

COP27: a year on from the Glasgow climate pact, the world is burning more fossil fuels than ever

3 things a climate scientist wants world leaders to know ahead of COP27

3 things a climate scientist wants world leaders to know ahead of COP27

By Andrew King Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne

Melbourne, Nov 3 (The Conversation) World leaders and climate experts are gathering for pivotal United Nations climate change talks in Egypt. Known as COP27, the conference will aim to put Earth on a path to net-zero emissions and keep global warming well below 2 degree celcius this century.

The world must rapidly decarbonise to avoid the most dangerous climate change harms. World leaders know this. But that knowledge must urgently turn into concrete commitments and plans.

If humanity continues on its current path, we are going to leave a hotter, deadlier world for the children of today and all future generations.

Earth desperately needs COP27 to succeed.

I am a climate scientist and I believe world leaders should have these three things top-of-mind heading in

Climate negotiator seeks evidence-based talks on Africa at COP27 summit

The rise in multiple extreme weather events in Africa calls for a coordinated approach for evidence-based negotiations at the COP27 in Egypt, a climate negotiator said

Ahead of UN climate conference, young African climate activists speak out

Young climate activists from African nations have high demands but low expectations for the UN climate conference which begins Sunday in the Egyptian coastal resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. Observers and organizers of the COP27 summit have made much of its location, branding the conference as an African COP where the positions of African countries on issues like finance for adapting to climate change or moving to renewable energy sources will be central to the talks. Activists hope that's true. For COP27 to be the 'African COP', the needs, voices, and priorities of the African people need to be reflected in the outcome of the negotiations," Kenyan climate activist Elizabeth Wathuti told The Associated Press. "COP27 is a chance to bring justice to the most impacted countries through global solidarity and cooperation. Analysts point to sticking points between richer and poorer nations, such as questions around whether vulnerable countries should receive compensation for climate-related ..

What is 'loss and damage' compensation at COP27 and who should pay?

The COP27 summit follows a year of such disasters, from floods that killed more than 1,700 people in Pakistan to drought withering crops in China, Africa and the U.S.

UK PM Rishi Sunak to pledge accelerated renewables plan at COP27 summit

Sunak made a last-minute decision on Nov. 2 to participate in the climate talks, reversing a plan much criticised by environmental activists and political opponents to skip the annual gathering

Emmaunel Macron welcomes questions on climate change ahead of COP27

French President Emmanuel Macron released a selfie video on social media platforms Saturday asking the public to send him questions about what France should do about climate change and biodiversity. Thousands of responses quickly poured in. Several were hostile or questioned his sincerity, but they also included rigorous questions about fossil fuel subsidies, sea pollution and nuclear energy. Macron, who will take part in the UN climate talks opening in Egypt on Sunday, promised to respond to the questions starting next week. In the video, he read from a letter from the public asking why he doesn't declare an environmental state of emergency. He said the letter prompted me to ask questions about what we are doing about this ecological challenge, the challenge of our generation. Early in his presidency, Macron pledged to make tackling climate change issues a top priority, but he has come under widespread criticism for not instituting enough tangible change. At the COP27 talks in Eg

COP27: Need clarity on climate finance for developing countries, says India

The 27th edition of the Conference of Parties (COP) to UNFCCC will start Sunday and it will see India seeking clarity on the definition of climate finance and nudging developed countries to enhance supply of technology and finance needed to address climate change and resulting disasters. Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav will lead the Indian delegation at the conference which will run from November 6 to 8 at Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. One hundred and ninety eight parties to UNFCCC gather once a year to discuss how to jointly address climate change. US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and more than 100 heads of states are expected to attend the conference. It is not yet clear if Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend it. According to the Union Environment Ministry, India looks forward to substantial progress on the discussions related to climate finance and clarity on its definition. "As it is a saying that 'what gets measured gets done', more clarity is ..

COP27: IMF identifies 3 crucial areas for reducing greenhouse gas emissions

'If we do not take action now, the damage and devastation brought on by climate change will only get worse,' says IMF

COP27: Host resort town gives Egypt tight grip over climate protests

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. But behind postcard-perfect appearances, it's a tightly controlled fortress on the Red Sea. Climate activists say the restrictions will discourage protests that have been a way for the public to raise their voices at past summits. Many working in tourism have been sent home; those who stayed need special security cards. Vacationers have been turned back at security checkpoints surrounding the town. Hotel rates have increased tenfold, pricing out many. Local workers are prevented from speaking freely with visitors. In a country where protests are virtually banned, the government has set up a specific venue for climate protests except no one is quite sure where it is. Notifications are required 36 hours in advance. Egypt's Foreign Ministry did not respond to requests for comment. In past ...

Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav to lead India at COP27 in Egypt

India is fully engaged with the process and is supportive of the efforts by Egypt government for substantive outcomes at COP 27

India to seek clarity on $100 billion climate financing at COP27

Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav will represent India at the session

War fallout, aid demands overshadow climate talks in Egypt next week

When world leaders, diplomats, campaigners and scientists descend on Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt next week for talks on tackling climate change, don't expect them to part the Red Sea or other miracles that would make huge steps in curbing global warming. Each year there are high hopes for the two-week United Nations climate gathering and, almost inevitably, disappointment when it doesn't deliver another landmark pact like the one agreed 2015 in Paris. But those were different days, marked by a spirit of cooperation between the world's two biggest polluters the United States and China as well as a global realisation that failure to reach an agreement would put humanity on a self-chosen track to oblivion. This November the geopolitical tiles have shifted: a devastating war in Ukraine, skyrocketing energy and food prices, and growing enmity between the West on the one hand and Russia and China on the other make for difficult conditions at a gathering that requires cooperation and ...

Guterres calls for renewal of Ukraine grain deal, progress at COP27

I appeal to all parties to concentrate efforts in 2 areas: renewal and full implementation of the Black Sea Initiative and remove the remaining obstacles to the exports of Russian food and fertilizer

UN chief Antonio Guterres warns planet is heading toward 'climate chaos'

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday that the planet is heading toward irreversible climate chaos and urged global leaders at the upcoming climate summit in Egypt to put the world back on track to cut emissions, keep promises on climate financing and help developing countries speed their transition to renewable energy. The UN chief said the 27th annual Conference of the 198 Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change better known as COP27 must be the place to rebuild trust and re-establish the ambition needed to avoid driving our planet over the climate cliff. He said the most important outcome of COP27, which begins Nov. 6 in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, is to have a clear political will to reduce emissions faster. That requires a historical pact between richer developed countries and emerging economies, Guterres said. And if that pact doesn't take place, we will be doomed. In the pact, the secretary-general said, wealthier countries must