Coverage dated November 17, 2022 to November 20, 2022

COP27's ‘loss and damage’ fund for developing countries could be a breakthrough – or another empty climate promise

Headline from The Conversation US

It’s a landmark agreement, acknowledging for the first time that wealthy countries bear some responsibility to help. But it leaves many unanswered questions.

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  1. The Guardian

    Cop27 talks continue over EU climate loss and damage fund proposal (opens The Guardian)

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    Last-ditch plan for providing cash to countries suffering climate-related disaster brought overtime wrangling

  2. New Hampshire Union Leader

    COP27 nears breakthrough on climate finance in scramble for final deal (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt -- Negotiators at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt neared a breakthrough deal on Saturday for a fund to help poor countries being ravaged by the impacts

  3. Local News 8

    Negotiators at COP27 reach tentative deal on loss and damage, signaling potential for major breakthrough at climate summit (opens Local News 8)

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    By Ivana Kottasová, Ella Nilsen and Rachel Ramirez, CNN Negotiators at the UN’s COP27 climate summit have reached a tentative agreement to establish a loss and damage fund for nations vulnerable to climate disasters, according to negotiators with the European Union and Africa, as well as non-governm…

  4. The Times of Israel

    Negotiators at COP27 reach deal on fund for nations stricken by extreme weather (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Agreement aiming to have developed economies finance damage caused to poor nations as a result of climate change still needs to be approved in unanimous vote

  5. Washington Examiner

    UN climate conference sketches tentative agreement to fund climate endangered countries (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A coalition of countries at the United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties, also known as COP27, reached a tentative agreement on a “loss and damage” fund to assist countries vulnerable to climate change.

  6. Digital Journal

    COP27: A deal has been reached on 'Loss and Damage' fund (opens Digital Journal)

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    A deal was reached at UN climate talks on Saturday on creating a fund to cover the losses suffered by vulnerable countries hit by extreme weather.

  7. Al-Monitor

    Climate fund breakthrough offers 'hope' at UN COP27 talks (opens Al-Monitor)

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    COP27 host Egypt scrambled to salvage UN climate talks Saturday with the European Union signalling a breakthrough over the contentious issue of "loss and damage" funding for climate vulnerable nations. Nearly 200 countries' representatives have gathered at the COP27 in Egypt for two weeks with the a…

  8. The Economist

    A new UN fund for “loss and damage” emerges from COP27 (opens The Economist)

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    Some rich countries are coming round to the idea of compensating poorer ones for climate change

  9. Al-Monitor

    COP27 summit strikes historic deal to fund climate damages (opens Al-Monitor)

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    An often fraught UN climate summit wrapped up on Sunday with sweeping agreement on how to tackle global warming and a "historic" deal to create a special fund to cover the damages suffered by vulnerable nations.

  10. Forbes

    COP27 Ends With Deal To Set Up Climate Disaster Fund For Poorer Nations: Here’s What You Need To Know (opens Forbes)

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    Despite the landmark agreement on a fund for climate justice the talks ended with little progress on cutting fossil fuel emissions.

  11. Al Jazeera

    Historic ‘loss and damage’ fund adopted at COP27 climate summit (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Countries at COP27 summit agree to set up a compensation fund for poor nations suffering the impact of climate change.

  12. The Guardian

    Cop27 agrees historic ‘loss and damage’ fund for climate impact in developing countries (opens The Guardian)

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    Deal is hailed as potential turning point that acknowledges vast inequities of climate crisis

  13. Bloomberg

    COP27 Approves Last-Ditch Deal for Historic Climate Damage Fund (opens Bloomberg)

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    The COP27 climate talks in Egypt, which came close to collapse in the closing stretches, ended with an early-hours deal to create a fund to pay poorer countries for the harm caused by climate change.

  14. Engadget

    COP27 conference approves historic climate damage fund for developing nations (opens Engadget)

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    The COP27 climate conference delivered a breakthrough deal to help developing nations cope with the often catastrophic effects of climate change..

  15. Deutsche Welle

    COP27: Countries agree on new climate compensation fund – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    COP27 delegates agreed to establish a "loss and damage" fund that would compensate developing countries hit hardest by climate change.

  16. Truthout

    Global South Campaigners Secure Loss and Damage Fund in COP27 Deal (opens Truthout)

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    The fund would benefit countries in the Global South that are most vulnerable to climate disaster.

  17. The Guardian

    Deal on loss and damage fund at Cop27 marks climbdown by rich countries (opens The Guardian)

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    Western nations came to realise to have a hope of reaching 1.5C target they had to help those worst affected by climate change

  18. PBS NewsHour

    COP27 closes with deal struck for climate disaster fund, but no new emissions cuts (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    For the first time, the nations of the world decided to help pay for the damage an overheating world is inflicting on poor countries, but they finished marathon climate talks on Sunday without further addressing the root cause of those disasters — the burning of fossil fuels.

  19. France 24

    COP27: Climate deal reached on ‘loss and damage’ fund for vulnerable nations (opens France 24)

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    An often fraught UN climate summit wrapped up on Sunday with sweeping agreement on how to tackle global warming and a "historic" deal to create a special fund to cover the damages suffered by vulnerable…

  20. Al Jazeera

    COP27: Who will pay for climate ‘loss and damage’ fund? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Countries agree to set up a new fund, but details are still to be worked out on who would contribute to the fund.

  21. The Conversation US

    COP27's ‘loss and damage’ fund for developing countries could be a breakthrough – or another empty climate promise (opens The Conversation US)

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    It’s a landmark agreement, acknowledging for the first time that wealthy countries bear some responsibility to help. But it leaves many unanswered questions.

  22. Oil Price

    COP27 Agrees To Loss-And-Damage Fund For Developing Nations (opens Oil Price)

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    The delegates at the COP27 summit have agreed to set up a loss-and-damage fund to help emerging and developing economies tackle the effects of climate change

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