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Oceans very nearly made it into this year’s agreement, but were removed during negotiations. : Tomas Castelazo www.tomascastela CC 3.0

The ambitions for this year’s international climate change conference were modest. The outcomes even more so.

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Disillusioned young and fossil fuel reps: how COP27 nearly foundered

The ambitions for this year’s international climate change conference were modest. The outcomes even more so.

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US President Joe Biden worked with China at COP26, but a lot has changed since then. : The White House, Wikimedia Commons Public domain

Souring diplomatic relations between the world’s leading economies and biggest polluters could supercharge the race to net zero.

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Who wins in the US, China climate arms race

Souring diplomatic relations between the world’s leading economies and biggest polluters could supercharge the race to net zero.

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Wealthy oil and gas exporting states have big decisions to make to meet net-zero pledges in coming decades. : O JOUMNI, Unsplash Unsplash licence

Gulf oil and gas producing nations will badge themselves as climate leaders at COP27. It’s not as far-fetched as it sounds.

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How the Gulf oil and gas states will play their hand at COP27

Gulf oil and gas producing nations will badge themselves as climate leaders at COP27. It’s not as far-fetched as it sounds.

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Ultimately building resilient infrastructure is the only way to address loss and damage from climate change : Ernie Penaredondo (Flickr) CC 2.0

Calls to adapt to climate change are meaningless unless funding is attached.

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How do we pay for climate change adaptation?

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The challenge at COP27 is to ensure small fisheries have a place in solutions to ensure fishing sustainability for generations to come : The spirit of mutual cooperation by Novri Wahyu Perdana is available at https://bit.ly/3FmoOxl Novri Wahyu Perdana / CC BY 2.0

For island nations trying to protect their fisheries from climate change, the biggest catch at COP27 will be getting the ear of the developed world.

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Island nations hope to turn the tide at COP27

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Through debt cancellation Seychelles was able to establish marine conservation areas : flowcomm (Flickr) CC 2.0

Time is short to act on loss and damage funding, after no action at COP26. With economic pain worsening, a new solution is gaining traction— debt cancellation.

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Debt cancellation: no quick fix to climate funding crunch

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Fans can make people feel as much as 4 degrees cooler : Satjawat (Adobe) Adobe standard

COP27 might be criticised by some as a lot of hot air, but when it comes to coping with hot weather, that might be a good thing.

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Fan-first cooling to combat climate change

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The new government in Australia was swept to power on a wave of public concern on climate change : School Strike 4 Climate (Flickr) CC 2.0

A new government hopes to transform Australia’s reputation into a climate leader at COP27. But there’s a lot of damage to unpick.

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Australia hopes to change climate reputation at COP27

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Destruction of homes is a wartime tactic to displace populations. : Petros Giannakouris

The world is much less stable than it was 12 months ago at COP26, but the adversities are unlikely to derail climate change action longer term.

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Crisis weighs heavy on COP27 but climate opportunity awaits

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