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UN agrees climate fund for poorest countries but backs out of ending fossil fuels

UN agrees climate fund for poorest countries but backs out of ending fossil fuels

The UN climate summit agreed to create a historic fund to pay for climate-related damage in poorer countries after working beyond sunrise in Egypt on Sunday, but backed out of deeper cuts greenhouse gas emissions and ending the use of fossil fuels. Nearly 200 countries at the summit made a breakthrough for a fund to …

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COP27 agrees landmark ‘loss and damage’ fund to compensate developing countries for climate impacts

A landmark deal to create a ‘loss and damage’ fund to pay poorer countries hit by the impacts of the climate crisis has been reached at a UN summit, capping a decades-long struggle between activists for the climate and developing countries. The decision marked a breakthrough in climate negotiations, where for years developing countries have …

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COP27 summit agrees climate fund for 'loss and damage' in historic agreement |  CNN

COP27 summit agrees climate fund for ‘loss and damage’ in historic agreement | CNN

Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt CNN — Delegates from nearly 200 countries at the COP27 climate summit agreed to establish a loss and damage fund to help vulnerable countries cope with climate-related disasters, in a historic deal early Sunday morning in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. But while the deal represents a breakthrough in what has been a contentious …

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Iceland tells tourists it's like an alien planet.  NASA scientist agrees

Iceland tells tourists it’s like an alien planet. NASA scientist agrees

Iceland is like Mars – “if Mars had hot tubs”, according to a new ad campaign from Visit Iceland. Hordur Sveinsson/Visit Iceland hide caption toggle caption Hordur Sveinsson/Visit Iceland Iceland is like Mars – “if Mars had hot tubs”, according to a new ad campaign from Visit Iceland. Hordur Sveinsson/Visit Iceland Iceland is like Mars …

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