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We’re winding up the blog now, but it has been an extraordinary and fascinating, if not always cheering, couple of weeks at Cop. You can turn to my colleague Fiona Harvey’s long read on exactly what…

With the deadly devastation fresh in the world’s mind, Pakistan pushed for damage funds with other frontline countries

Every fraction of a degree increases human suffering, so the fight to end the fossil fuel industry must ramp up When the history of the climate crisis is written, in whatever world awaits us, Cop27…

Experts say biggest economies must pledge more cuts to carbon emissions but hail agreement to set up loss and damage fund

Negotiations are centred on ‘loss and damages’ – but some think that language does not fully account for climate debt

Australia’s climate change minister backs proposed loss and damage fund but says 1.5C target is crucial to limiting the bill

This month’s environmental summit opened as our planet wilts under the impact of climate crisis. Here we examine five key areas and assess what success – if any – was achieved in Egypt

Anger at western hypocrisy heated to boiling point in Sharm el-Sheikh, but after intense talks the impasse was finally broken On the eve of the Cop27 climate conference that has just finished in…

It is not enough to professionally communicate the science of climate change. This is not a matter of rationality.

It’s a miracle that any one of us is alive today. Those with the power to grant that miracle to future generations chose not to

Rather than a bloated global talking shop, we need something smaller, leaner and fully focused on the crisis at hand

US climate envoy John Kerry has said his country is ready to discuss the loss and damage at Cop27

Despite ‘loss and damage’ focus there have been more oil and gas lobbyists than delegates from the most vulnerable countries

The Tories’ despicable plan to imprison protesters is unlikely to stop those who fear imminent climate catastrophe

Initiative aims to stop expansion of fossil fuel exploitation, but who supports it and how would it work?

On first week of summit there have been traffic jams, water shortages – and an atmosphere of state repression

Acknowledging that climate breakdown is unavoidable is key to making fossil-fuel companies and governments take action

Spain and Germany were among the countries worst affected by extreme heat in 2022, with June to August the hottest months in Europe since records began. At least 15,000 people have died in Europe…

The heavy presence of lobbyists from Moscow suggests Russia is using the climate talks to drum up business Russian oligarchs and executives from multiple companies under international sanctions are…

As decision-makers from around the world gather in Charm El Sheikh for the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), a consortium of companies is commissioning Africa's first green…