"Stand and deliver," UN chief tells faltering COP27 climate summit

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UN chief Antonio Guterres urges rich and developing nations to stop the "finger pointing" at crunch climate talks. He says the most effective way to build confidence would be to find an "ambitious and credible agreement" on loss and damage and financial support for vulnerable countries. The two-week COP27 conference officially due to wrap up on Friday.

Published 2 months ago · Sharm El- Sheikh, Egypt

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Times of India

Crunch time for UN climate talks as Friday deadline looms

Loss and damage has become a flashpoint at the COP27 climate talks that started two weeks ago. Poorer countries bearing the brunt of climate change, from rising sea levels to extreme flooding, have been stepping up the urgency, accusing richer polluters that have contributed the most to Earth-warming greenhouse gas emissions of stalling. They insist that they cannot wait another year for the creation of a fund to pay compensation.

2 months ago·Mumbai, India

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News18 India

COP27 Climate Talks Reach Crunch Time with Big Rifts Remaining

The two-week conference at the seaside resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh is a test of global resolve to combat global warming as governments around the world are buffeted by crises ranging from a land war in Europe to sky-high consumer costs

2 months ago·India

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Reuters

"Stand and deliver," UN chief tells faltering COP27 climate summit

By William James SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt - Negotiators at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt must overcome a "breakdown in trust" between rich and poor nations to deliver a deal to save the world from the worst of global warming, U.N. chief Antonio Guterres said on Thursday. "We are at crunch time in the negotiations," he said, as a Friday deadline looms for a deal to emerge from the

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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CTV News

Crunch time for UN climate talks as Friday deadline looms

Global climate talks approached crunch time on Friday, the final scheduled day of negotiations that are expected to go past their deadline as chances of a deal still looked unclear.

2 months ago·Toronto, Canada

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The Hindu

COP27 | ‘Stand and deliver’, U.N. chief tells faltering climate summit

Wealthy nations, including the United States, have opposed creating a new loss and damage fund to support developing countries ravaged by climate change

2 months ago·India

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NDTV

UN Chief Urges Nations To Stop 'Blame Games' At Climate Summit

UN chief Antonio Guterres urged rich and developing nations to stop the "finger pointing" at crunch climate talks on Thursday and reach a deal on covering the losses suffered by vulnerable nations battered by weather disasters.

2 months ago·New Delhi, India

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