Climate Crisis

Cop27 explainer: Big winners and losers

Significant emitters will make payments to poorest states, but activists unhappy at pace of change

A global temperature rise of 1.5 degrees is seen as a tipping point for a domino effect of climate catastrophe. File photograph: EPA
A global temperature rise of 1.5 degrees is seen as a tipping point for a domino effect of climate catastrophe. File photograph: EPA
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Kevin O'Sullivan
Sun Nov 20 2022 - 22:00 • 7 MIN READ
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