Indigenous women from the Amazon held a press conference and developing countries criticised the G7’s loss and damage strategy
“This could be the Cop where we lose 1.5C,” says Alok Sharma, as anxiety grows over a push from some countries to weaken the text.
Brazil would love to host Cop in 2025, according to Marina Silva, the former environment minister and close ally of incoming president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is widely expected to be given a ministerial post when Lula forms his new government.
Indigenous women from the Amazon held a press conference calling out the violence committed against their land and their bodies.
UN climate boss Simon Stiell urged countries to use their remaining time in Egypt to “build the bridge needed” to make progress on 1.5C, adaptation, finance, and loss and damage. Cop president Sameh Shoukry seemed confident the talks would wrap up on time by Friday, but those on the ground think that is highly unlikely and negotiations are going badly.
Developing countries criticised the G7’s loss and damage strategy. My colleague Nina Lakhani reported that the G7 countries – historically the most responsible for the global greenhouse gases causing extreme weather events and slow-onset climate disasters and who have for years delayed and denied the need for a loss and damage fund – are pushing the Global Shield insurance scheme as an alternative.
Three tropical rainforest countries – Brazil, Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo – have signed a strategic alliance to coordinate at their conservation summit at G20.
The family of Egyptian British hunger striker Alaa Abd el-Fattah have received proof of life – a handwritten letter from prison.
My colleague Oliver Holmes will be blogging bright and early on Tuesday. The theme for the day is energy, and we’ll be following all the developments, as always. Thanks for joining us.
