On October 14, the COP27 climate summit in Egypt entered its last week, with almost 200 nations vying for a deal to guide the globe toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions and scaling up money for those suffering from the effects of climate change.
Negotiators and observers have cautioned that failing to reach an agreement on such “loss and damage” funds might derail other agreements and spoil the U.N. negotiations. After being successfully introduced to the agenda for the first time by more than 130 developing countries, the issue has shot to the top of the list of political priorities at COP27.
