Climate activists participate in a demonstration at the designated protest zone for the Cop27 UN Climate Summit, Tuesday, November 15, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
AS THE Cop27 global climate conference began its second week in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday, a new funding initiative to help poorer nations cope with the effects of climate change was launched by G7 nations.
Dubbed the Global Shield, the new mechanism is backed by the V20 group of climate-vulnerable nations and will initially receive more than $206 million (£173m) in funding.
At Cop27, the issue of loss and damage appeared on the agenda of a United Nations climate conference for the first time.
From summit to summit, imperialist companies and governments cut, delay or water down their commitments, warn the Communist Parties of Britain, France, Portugal and Spain and the Workers Party of Belgium in a joint statement on Cop30
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When it comes to extreme weather events, from wildfires to flash floods, it’s firefighters who are on the front line of defence, but services have been cut to the bone, and government is not taking seriously its responsibility for the environment, says STEVE WRIGHT