COP27: does it go far enough?

COP27, the United Nations climate conference, has drawn to a close in Egypt. The Economist’s environment editor, Catherine Brahic, shares her assessment on the talks breakthroughs, the frantic conclusion of the summit and the limitations of the agreement that emerged. 00:00 - COP27 has drawn to a close 00:17 - The final 24 hours 01:04 - Successes: loss and damage and finance 02:10 - Where COP27 fell short 03:22 - Challenges for COP28 A new UN fund for “loss and damage” emerges from COP27: https://econ.st/3TSD30w Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3QAawvI Read more on climate change: https://econ.st/3hMQTEu Read our climate adaptation special report: https://econ.st/3Gqdmlc Climate diplomacy will continue to be a challenge in 2023: https://econ.st/3OoxMNb There is a better way to help poor countries fight climate change: https://econ.st/3Oq1y47 The UN takes on corporate greenwashing: https://econ.st/3TQXfQs Egypt, host of the UN climate summit, persecutes its own greens: https://econ.st/3Va2Hiv Economic growth no longer means higher carbon emissions: https://econ.st/3VfdMyD The world is going to miss the totemic 1.5°C climate target: https://econ.st/3gloFQN Few governments have done much about the climate this year: https://econ.st/3EJuSPZ Watch ‘Who should pay for a warming planet?’: https://econ.st/3V3H83H