Mohamed Nasr, Egypt’s chief climate negotiator, tells New Scientist that COP27 will focus on making sure existing promises are kept, rather than extracting new pledges
The COP27 climate summit begins on 6 November in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
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Countries should prioritise delivering on existing plans to cut carbon emissions rather than drawing up fresh strategies to achieve the 1.5°C temperature goal, according to one of Egypt’s leading climate diplomats.
The COP27 summit will be a “reality check” to make sure that climate pledges already made on UN stages are being delivered in nations around the world, according to Mohamed Nasr, Egypt’s chief climate negotiator.
At last year’s COP26 summit in Glasgow, UK, …