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The world made progress in 2022 to address climate change and protect nature but much remains to be done to overcome entrenched interests.
ADAPTATION

COP27 loss and damage fund welcomed but some fear it is an ‘empty bucket’

Climate change diplomacy is a game of give and take — and it would appear that the environment and humanity will have to keep on giving

  • Tunicia Phillips
8 min read
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – NOVEMBER 12: Protesters move through restricted Blue Zone area of COP26 climate summit on November 12, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. As World Leaders meet to discuss climate change at the COP26 Summit, many climate action groups have taken to the streets to protest for real progress to be made by governments to reduce carbon emissions, clean up the oceans, reduce fossil fuel use and other issues relating to global heating. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
AUSTRALIA

As climate talks hit the final stretch, some countries seek to water down commitments

The last days of COP26 have been marred by backtracking and what human and environmental rights watchdogs are calling ‘weak texts’

  • Tunicia Phillips
7 min read