A U.S. funding plan for lower-income countries faced criticism and A new website shows where greenhouse gas emissions actually come from. Here's what happened at COP27 today.
Former US Vice President Al Gore speaks during the TRACE Greenhouse Gas Inventory launch at the plenary hall during the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27.Gehad Hamdy/dpa/Picture Alliance via Getty
Critics say carbon markets — the places where carbon credits are bought and sold — often fail to deliver climate benefits. Many climate advocates say low-income countries need to get money directly in the form of grants that don't further strain their national budgets. Rehman and other delegates from around the world were theoretically supposed to keep their comments today to just a 2-minute opening statement. But Rehman spoke for much longer, arguing that countries must agree to at least talk about loss and damage funding.
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