World leaders, policymakers and delegates from nearly 200 countries are at the COP27 U.N. climate summit in Egypt, where they hope to keep alive a goal to avert the worst impacts of climate change.
Attendees walk during the COP27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt November 8, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El GhanyNov 8 - World leaders, policymakers and delegates from nearly 200 countries are at the COP27 U.N. climate summit in Egypt, where they hope toHere are some of the latest comments by those attending:"The oil and gas industry continues to earn almost 3 billion United States dollars daily in profits.
"We must strive to ensure that the Russian aggression is promptly and permanently repealed by increasing support for Ukraine, enhancing pressure on Russia, and stepping up our efforts to become independent of Russian fossil fuels.""Those mostly responsible for the climate crisis must listen and prioritize climate finance to help prevent disasters and climate victims recover. Commitments we have made and continue to make can only make a difference when we act on them.
"My government is proud to announce that Ghana will launch projects in these areas, which will tackle at the same time climate change on global and domestic levels and social issues by providing people with dignified and sustainable jobs. "It is made up of countries that have been exploiting for 200 years indiscriminately the natural resources of the planet, at the same time others barely have enough to feed themselves and live according to pre-industrial production modes. There is inequality worldwide.
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