BIZARRE: 11 - What They Never Told You

It’s the big issue of COP27 climate summit: poor nations face a $1 trillion ‘loss and damage’ bill, but rich nations won’t pay up

The costs of climate-related disasters are growing and the poorest countries are bearing the brunt of impacts, from the unprecedented floods in Pakistan to the expanding famine in Somalia. Natural disasters in 2022 alone cost the global economy an estimated US$227 billion.

The Conversation · Nov 10, 2022

Brazil's Lula at COP27 will offer to host future climate summit -sources

Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will offer to host a future global climate change summit when he attends the COP27 United Nations climate conference in Egypt next week, sources told Reuters on Wednesday.

Reuters · Nov 10, 2022

Big polluters need to pay up, say Aussies

Australians want wealthy polluters to help pay for the impact of climate damage, new research shows, as COP27 talks continue in Egypt.

AAP · Nov 9, 2022

At COP27, protesters within U.N. venue demand climate finance

Civil society groups and youth activists at the U.N. COP27 summit held small pop-up rallies Wednesday at designated areas in this Red Sea resort town.

Reuters · Nov 9, 2022

U.S. climate envoy Kerry: Climate relations with China not yet working after Taiwan visit

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said the relationship on climate with China is not yet working again, and a "major negotiating session" ahead of COP27 was called off after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan froze diplomatic ties.

Reuters · Nov 9, 2022

At COP27, nuclear power industry vies for bigger role in decarbonizing planet

Nuclear energy supporters including politicians and activists sought to polish the industry's spotty image on Wednesday, using the COP27 climate summit in Egypt to argue that atomic power offers a safe and cost-efficient way to decarbonize the world.

Reuters · Nov 9, 2022

UN chief Guterres laughs off 'wrong speech' moment at COP27

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres delivered an unexpected moment of levity at the COP27 climate conference on Wednesday, reading the beginning of the wrong speech before realising, chuckling and starting again with a different opening line.

Reuters · Nov 9, 2022

Sturgeon urged to reject Rosebank oil field plan at COP27

Activist calls on First Minister to make similar statements to those against the Cambo site last year

Insider UK · Nov 9, 2022

Cop27 loss and damage: Fight over human harm, huge climate costs

An issue called loss and damage will likely dominate difficult climate talks in Egypt this month

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022

COP27: Gaza date farmers struggle as bad weather hits harvest

Climate change has helped cut production of dates in the blockaded Gaza strip almost in half this year as unseasonal rains played havoc with spring pollination, compounded by a hot summer, the Palestinian agriculture ministry and farmers said.

Reuters · Nov 9, 2022