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U.S. on hot seat at Sharm el-Sheikh climate meeting

The 27th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 27) is underway in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

By Scott Scheffer 

The U.S. is by far the largest and most active military in the world and the number one institutional emitter of greenhouse gasses. U.S. emissions per capita are among the worst in the world — even excluding the millions of gallons of jet fuel and diesel fuel needed to keep the Pentagon’s tanks, jet fighters, and aircraft carrier groups threatening and brutalizing the world. But the U.S. is now on the hot seat over another long-simmering issue – climate finance.

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The fight against climate change continues after COP26: a recap and some activism reminders | Human Rights Connected

Reading time: 3 minutes This is a guest blog post written by Gemma Harrington, masters graduate in Laws from University College Dublin and BA graduate in Law and History from Dublin City University. Gemma is also a former communications and fundraising intern at the Mercy Law Resource Centre. Climate change is not just a political or economic issue it is…Read More+

In light of the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), check out our blog post where you will read about COP26 and helpful tips on how you can continue the fight against climate change ✊! 

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COP28 climate summit signals the end of fossil fuels — but is it enough?

Scientists have voiced mixed reactions to a pledge to “transition away from fossil fuels” made by the world’s governments at the end of the COP28 climate summit in Dubai. “It’s major,” says Lisa Schipper a developmental geographer at the University of Bonn, Germany. Previous end-of-COP declarations have failed to mention fossil fuels in this way — at COP26 in Glasgow, delegates pledged to “phase…

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Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin in COP28: Fighting Poverty & Addressing Climate Crisis Must be Done in Parallel

Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Climate Change High Level Champion for Egypt and UN Special Envoy on Financing 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, said that the shared global goals of poverty reduction and addressing climate change should not be compromised. Mohieldin said that MDBs must help investing in humans, health, education and creating jobs, as well as supporting the digital transformation of…

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Mahmoud Mohieldin: Egypt Addresses Climate Change Through Initiatives Based on Scientific Solutions and Stimulate Climate Finance Mobilization

Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Climate Change High Level Champion for Egypt and UN Special Envoy on Financing 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, said that Egypt addresses climate change in a practical way through initiatives and solutions based on scientific research and advanced technology, and stimulate the mobilization of climate finance. This came during his participation in the first edition of…

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The owner of the idea of the Climate Loss and Damage Fund speaks to "Al Ain News"

In 1991, during the first climate negotiations for the first international agreement on climate change, a small Pacific island nation called Vanuatu put forward a first-of-its-kind proposal that sparked controversy for decades. The proposal was made by Vanuatu’s permanent representative to the United Nations at the time, the famous diplomat and lawyer Robert Van Lierop, and it was represented…

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