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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
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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
Reaching co-operation is supposed to be the beginning, not the end, of global climate governance, argues LISA VANHALA
