Clashes over cash for poor countries are dominating as talks at COP27 in Egypt go down to the wire.
UN climate talks head to a conclusion on Friday with nations deeply divided over cash to help poor countries cope with the impacts of climate change.
The Egyptian presidency has presented a draft document that sums up the positions of the different countries.The big sticking point here is the need for a new fund to help countries deal with the immediate impacts of climate change. Drought is hitting the island hard, while at the same time the rising seas are threatening their future as a nation.
"This is supposed to be an implementation COP and that means when it comes to climate change, addressing the transition away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy," said Catherine Abreu from the Destination Zero campaign group.This was the mantra of the UK Presidency of COP26, and after Glasgow the concept was on life support, according to Alok Sharma, the minister in charge of the talks.
"I see the will to keep to the 1.5C goal," said UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres as he returned to the talks.While the recent meeting between Presidents Biden and Xi Jinping has seen some thawing of relations between the world's two biggest emitters, the lack of concrete areas of co-operation between them is hampering the UN climate process.
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