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Cop27 movers and shakers: Nine people shaping the climate agenda
(Climate Home News, 28 Oct 2022) Egypt is facing strong geopolitical headwinds to keep the world delivering on its climate commitments.
Hiked food and fuel prices, ballooning debt and economic downturn are threatening global climate action as the nation prepares to host the Cop27 climate summit in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
Commitments made nearly a year ago in Glasgow risk falling victim to the fallout of Russia’s war in Ukraine. The energy crisis has triggered a rush to extract more fossil fuels and promises to increase finance to help developing countries cope with worsening climate impacts haven’t materialised.
“There is a potential backsliding on pledges,” warned Egyptian lead negotiator Mohamed Nasr. “We need to make sure that the political commitment at the highest level of the international community is still there.”
Egypt has made implementing climate pledges the rallying cry for the talks and the theme of a leaders’ level summit on 7-8 November.
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