Here are the top COP27 and Climate stories compiled from major international English-language news outlets.
Announcements
“‘All well sites, regardless of their size, will be regularly monitored and checked for leaks,’ EPA Administrator Michael Regan told reporters at the UN conference in Egypt. That marks a shift from the initial proposal unveiled last year, which included exemptions for some wells.”
“Oil and gas producers Canada and Nigeria have become the latest countries to tackle the potent greenhouse gas methane with laws to rein in emissions in the fossil fuel energy sector.”
What’s at stake
“The president said he could announce ‘with confidence’ the country’s commitment to meeting its target of reducing emissions by 50-52 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030.”
“Gas producers and their financial backers see Cop27 as an opportunity for discussions about rebranding natural gas as a transition fuel rather than a fossil fuel, experts have said.”
- ‘Biden should step up’: Cop27 protesters demand US pay for climate damage (The Independent)
- Technology cannot remain confined to only big players: India at COP27 (Business Standard)
- Negotiations on EU carbon market stuck in quagmire (Euractiv)
- World leaders at Cop27 urged to press Egypt over prisoner Alaa Abd el-Fattah (The Guardian)
- After quiet days, handful of protests at UN climate summit (Toronto Star)
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