'Cooperate or Perish' (CNET)
Image: The Egyptian Pyramids were illuminated to mark the start of COP27 (COP27)
[ed. So depressing. This is No. 27, so that alone tells you everything you need to know. Even slick branding.]
"Despite having no agreement for a stronger commitment to the 1.5 C goal set in the 2015 Paris Agreement, "we went with what the agreement was here because we want to stand with the most vulnerable," Germany's climate secretary Jennifer Morgan, visibly shaken, told Reuters."
When asked by Reuters whether the goal of stronger climate-fighting ambition had been compromised for the deal, Mexico's chief climate negotiator Camila Zepeda summed up the mood among exhausted negotiators.
"Probably. You take a win when you can." (Reuters 11/20/2022)
