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Chilean Indigenous Activist Says COP27 Promoted Devastating Mega-Projects
The COP27 climate summit has pitted the human rights of Indigenous peoples against rich nations’ energy needs.
Global South Campaigners Secure Loss and Damage Fund in COP27 Deal
The fund would benefit countries in the Global South that are most vulnerable to climate disaster.
Saudi Arabia’s “Green New Agenda” Doesn’t Include Cutting Oil Production
The world’s biggest petroleum exporter is now styling itself as a pioneer of climate change solutions.
Greenwashing Governments and Oil Companies Turned COP27 Into a Climate Disaster
In the end, COP27 looked more like a fossil fuel industry trade show than a climate summit.
False Corporate Solutions at COP27 Further Entrench Capitalism and Colonialism
COP27 sidelines human rights to advance false corporate solutions, says Indigenous Climate Action’s Eriel Deranger.
Global South Demands Reparations From Rich Nations in Form of Climate Financing
However, the U.S. has said it would not support a “legal structure that is tied to compensation or liability.”
90 Percent of US Counties Have Experienced a Climate Disaster in Past Decade
These climate-fueled events have caused more than $740 billion in damages, according to a new report.
Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Gather at COP27 as Climate Crisis Devastates Africa
The summit is now a “sales and marketing conference for more pollution,” says Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate.
Groups Protest Against Repression and Climate Inaction at COP27 Summit in Egypt
Nigerian environmentalist Nnimmo Bassey says African delegates to the UN summit feel largely excluded.
26 Climate Conferences Have Failed to Halt Emissions. Do We Need a New Strategy?
Negotiations and climate conferences can’t bring change on their own if major powers continue to block them.