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Dark clouds overshadow opening of COP27 climate summit in Egypt

A moment of cheer ahead of the UN climate summit in Egypt was provided by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who put protecting the Amazon rainforest at the heart of his winning campaign for the Brazilian presidency. But as delegates from nearly 200 countries prepare for the start of the COP27 conference on Sunday, the mood is one of gloom, reflecting the clouds that have gathered since the last summit a year ago in Glasgow.
IISD in the news November 5, 2022

Brussels pleads with countries to stay in the Energy Charter Treaty

These days, it is hard to find anyone arguing with a straight face that the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) has been a good thing for the climate. It is variously described as a “relic”, a “dirty energy club” or a “climate roadblock” in the service of greedy companies. However, those same voices decrying it have now been put in the awkward position of having to defend it, and are begging countries like France, Spain, Poland, Italy and the Netherlands to reverse their withdrawal decisions.
IISD in the news November 4, 2022

Is the 1.5 degree climate target realistic - and does it matter?

The threat to our world comes not only from tyrants and their tanks. The danger of global warming is as yet unseen, but real enough for us to make changes and sacrifices, so that we do not live at the expense of future generations.” On November 6, 1990, Margaret Thatcher gave this speech at the second World Climate Conference in Geneva, comparing the threat of global warming with the escalating Gulf War.
IISD in the news November 4, 2022

Climate experts fear rich countries missing in action at COP27

Climate experts are not holding their breath for major breakthroughs in this year's annual UN climate conference. More than 45,000 people, including world leaders and our own climate change minister, were to descend on Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt for COP27.
IISD in the news November 4, 2022

Charbon, gaz, pétrole… L’extraction continue dans le monde entier malgré l’urgence climatique (in French)

La Cop27, la conférence des Nations unies sur le climat, s’ouvre ce dimanche 6 novembre 2022 à Charm el-Cheikh, en Égypte. De nombreux engagements écologiques ont été pris lors des précédents sommets pour le climat. Pourtant, de gros projets industriels d’exploitation des énergies fossiles (charbon, gaz, pétrole) continuent d’être lancés et financés dans le monde entier.
IISD in the news November 4, 2022

Putting Equity at the Heart of the Global Stocktake

Capturing the world's collective progress towards achieving the Paris Agreement goals requires a look at who is being left behind and what we must do to create an equitable, climate-resilient future for all.
Insight November 3, 2022

Climate experts fear rich countries 'missing in action' at COP27

Climate experts are not holding their breath for major breakthroughs in this year's annual United Nations climate conference. More than 45,000 people, including world leaders and our own climate change minister, will descend on Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt for COP27.
IISD in the news November 3, 2022

Big Oil Is Making Record Profits While the World Burns

While bombshell climate report after bombshell climate report prepares us for a future of flooding, extreme heat, wildfire, and mass extinction, Exxon Mobil, the world’s largest producer of fossil fuels, earned $19.7 billion between July and September, more than it brought in in any other three-month period—ever. What’s it planning to do with the windfall? Well, the company last week said it's fulfilling its “commitment to return profits to shareholders” by buying back $10.5 billion of its own stock and upping its dividend payments to investors, an effort to line stockholder’s pockets and attract more investment.
IISD in the news November 3, 2022