COP27: Sunak declares climate action 'right thing to do'

Absence of fresh pledges mars summit

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has joined a raft of world leaders in addressing the first day proper of the UN Climate Summit, as richer nations come under pressure to step up to the plate on climate finance

Fresh national climate commitments and accessible food outlets were seemingly in short supply at COP27 today, fuelling a palpable sense of frustration within the walls of the UN Climate Summit as world leaders took to the stage at the Red Sea beach resort of Sharm El Sheikh. While tens of thousands of attendees reportedly braved lengthy queues in an attempt to get hold of so much as a croissant or an overpriced sandwich to sustain them through the summit today, world leaders offered similarly little in the way of new pledges from the conference main stage, repeatedly highlighting the nee...