Postcards: Children from Global South make their presence felt at climate summit

GLORIA DICKIE and MAI SHAMSELDIN, of Reuters, report from COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh…
Analysis – In final week of COP27 climate talks, success hinges on ‘loss and damage’

Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Reuters This year’s COP27 climate summit in Egypt headed into its final week on Monday with nearly 200 countries racing to strike a deal to steer the world towards cutting planet-warming emissions and scale up finance for countries being ravaged by climate impacts. Some negotiators and observers warn that failure to agree […]
Essay: Understanding the ‘Greta effect’

MAL FLETCHER, writing from London, looks at the impact of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg and her position at the forefront of what he calls ‘Generation Edge’…