WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden will land at Sharm el-Sheikh on the shores of the Red Sea, on Nov 11, with some restored momentum and credibility on the back of domestic legislation on climate change which could withstand even the Democratic Party’s likely loss of majority in Congress in the midterm elections.
But the US and other rich countries will also be under increasing pressure at the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to be held in the Egyptian city from Nov 6-18. The reason: To green light an agenda on a formal pathway to accountability, for loss and damage to vulnerable countries that have contributed minimally to greenhouse gas emissions, but are bearing the brunt of global warming.
Source: Energy Industry News (energyindustrynews.net)
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