COP27: Developed countries must uphold t • Table.Briefings

By Sameh Shoukry

Sameh Shoukry is COP27 President-Designate and Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs.

The UN Climate Change Conference COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, comes at a tense time in geopolitical terms. But the president-elect of COP27, Sameh Shoukry, expects the global community to nevertheless take action against climate change. He sees the rich countries, in particular, as having a duty.

Some fear that this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference – to be held here on November 6-18 – will be an unintended casualty of the geopolitical tensions and economic challenges the world is facing. I believe the opposite: COP27 represents a unique and timely opportunity for the world to come together, recognize our common interests, and restore multilateral cooperation.

COP27: Developed countries must uphold their end of the bargain

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