What could we expect from COP27 during an energy crisis?

Five days away

The Conference of the Parties (COP) 27 kicks off on 6 November at a time when questions of energy security and affordability are bumping up against the push for carbon emissions reductions.

This may dilute the potential outcomes, but investors may still see some interesting adjustments to the path we take towards net zero. Discussions in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, will not only be shaped by the ripples from war in Ukraine. The implications of the contentious conclusion of the COP26 meeting in Glasgow, still linger as do recent severe weather events and the stark warnings seen in two reports released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2022. Bloomberg adds sustainable bond indices to terminals In general, we expect COP27 to be a venue for limited ch...