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Delegates from almost 200 countries have been meeting in Egypt for COP27 - how do we measure their success or otherwise?

Alok Sharma has warned that hopes of limiting global warming to 1.5C are ‘on life support’

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - US climate envoy John Kerry called on Beijing Sunday to "accelerate progress together" on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, following a meeting with his Chinese counterpart at COP27 in Egypt.

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - Almost from the start, Egypt came under fire over its handling of the UN COP27 climate talks tasked with responding to the growing threat of global warming. 

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - A fraught UN summit wrapped up Sunday with a landmark deal on funding to help vulnerable countries cope with devastating climate impacts -- but also anger over a failure to be more ambitious on cutting emissions.

For 30 years, developing nations have fought to establish an international fund to pay for the “loss and damage” they suffer as a result of climate change. As the COP27 climate summit in Egypt wrapped up over the weekend, they finally succeeded.

World Bank officials stressed that climate challenges in the Middle East included water scarcity, food shortage, and energy security, noting that the Saudi Green Initiative was an example to follow in order to address these threats. Asharq Al-Awsat interviewed Paul Noumba Um, the Regional Director of the World Bank’s Infrastructure…

While the UN climate summit in Egypt concluded with a landmark decision to establish a fund to address loss and damage. Read on for details:

Egyptian artist Anoushka revealed she’s “preparing to boost her work as a singer by launching her own YouTube channel to archive her works, concerts and new songs.” “Artists should record their history and keep up with the changing mechanisms of our time,” she told Asharq Al-Awsat.

Harassment of climate summit delegates and holding pen for protesters mar country’s attempt to polish international reputation

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - Vulnerable nations least responsible for planet-heating emissions have been battling for three decades to get wealthy polluters to pay for climate damages.