COP27 summit strikes historic dealAFP, SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EgyptA fraught UN climate summit yesterday wrapped up with a landmark deal on funding to help vulnerable countries cope with the devastating effects of global warming — but there was also anger over its failure to push further ambition on cutting emissions. Photo: Reuters“We have struggled for 30 years on this path, and today in Sharm el-Sheikh this journey has achieved its first positive milestone,” she told the summit. People nap during the closing plenary at the COP27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, yesterday. European Commission First Vice President Frans Timmermans said the EU was “disappointed,” adding that more than 80 nations had backed a stronger emissions pledge. “What we have in front of us is not enough of a step forward for people and planet,” he said.

Source: Taipei Times November 20, 2022 22:06 UTC