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COP27 – what should we expect
2/11/2022
6 min read
Feature
Ahead of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), Gareth Redmond-King, International Lead at the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit, offers his thoughts and predictions on the most important climate summit of the year.
In a few days’ time, one year on from COP26 in Glasgow, the UK will hand over the reins of hosting to Egypt. The next UN climate summit – COP27 – will take place in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh, from 6–18 November.
It comes after a momentous, eventful year of interconnected global crises. While those global problems might seem to have distracted from the climate crisis, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and spiralling energy costs have pushed decarbonisation up the agenda. This has perhaps been shown most clearly by the European Union’s (EU) revamped energy plans, which will serve as as a long-term solution not just to energy security but also the wider climate challenge.
Glasgow’s legacy – momentum
COP26 concluded with the Glasgow Climate Pact – an agreement which moved some issues on whilst acknowledging insufficient progress on others. It continued to build momentum from the Paris Agreement and was thought to have been enough to keep 1.5°C alive – just.