The annual summit kicks off in Egypt tomorrow.
Image: Shutterstock/rafapress TOMORROW, WORLD LEADERS will gather in Egypt to begin two weeks of talks at the UN’s annual climate conference, COP27.
The UN summits are a major part of how plans to slash emissions are developed but are often criticised for falling short of necessary action and taking on corporate sponsorships with links to the fossil fuel industry or environmental damage.When and where is COP27 being held? Having come under fire for saying he would skip the summit due to “pressing domestic commitments”, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reversed his decision and will now be heading to Egypt.
Another notable absentee will also be Greta Thunberg. The activist has said that she will not attend this year’s summit due to the limited space for civil society representatives and greenwashing efforts by political leaders. At COP26, developed countries were called on to “at least double” their funding by 2025 to help developing nations adapt to climate change, but a long-promised $100 billion target for these funds was not reached.
Amnesty International has said that the law has been used to prosecute thousands of peaceful protesters in “grossly unfair mass trials”, and allows security forces to use unlawful force, sometimes lethal, and mass arrests to disperse protests. Scientists estimate that the legislation could cut US greenhouse gas emissions by about 30–40% below 2005 levels by 2030, bringing the country closer to delivering on its pledge of a 50% reduction, which Biden made last year.
Speaking at the pre-COP meeting in New York last month, UN secretary general Antonio Guterres urged countries attending the summit to take action, saying that as “climate chaos gallops ahead, climate action has stalled”.
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