COP27 CONCLUSION AS ALMOST 200 COUNTRIES STRIKE A LANDMARK DEAL! BUT WILL IT LAST - I DOUBT IT!!
- Almost 200 countries strike a landmark deal to launch a fund to support nations worst-hit by climate change
- Poor countries had been pushing for 30 years for rich countries to help foot the bill for "loss and damage" caused by global warming
- But critics say the COP27 UN summit in Egypt did not go far enough on cutting the emissions that cause climate change
- UN Secretary General António Guterres says it did not address the need for drastic reductions and the planet is still "in the emergency room"
- The UK's negotiator says he is "incredibly disappointed" the summit did not go further
- The overarching agreement from COP27 maintains the commitment to limit global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels
- The UN says breaching this threshold would expose millions more people to potentially devastating climate impacts
- But experts say current policies set us on track for a rise of about 2.7C
- FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/science-environment-63656412
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