'We will be holding people to account; be they presidents, prime ministers, or CEOs [...] because our policies, our businesses, our infrastructure, our actions [...] must be aligned with the Paris agreement & with the convention,' simonstiell.
Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of UNFCCC, and Sameh Shoukry, President of COP27 at Sharm al Sheikh, on 6 November, 2022.
This year's COP27 got off to a slightly late start to ensure all parties agreed to putting 'loss and damage' officially on the agenda during this UN conference of climate change in Egypt. Officialising this year’s COP agenda was delayed due to on-going discussions over the exact wording, sources in both the Dutch and Egyptian delegation told. The wording was in relation to loss and damage, an issue that has not been widely accepted for some time now.Also receive offers from The Africa Report
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