Brazil’s new president expected to deliver hopeful message on water and women day at climate conference
Good morning from Sharm el-Sheikh and welcome to our coverage of week two of Cop27. Here is what to look out for on water and gender day of the climate summit:
Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is speaking at Cop27 later today. In his first speech after he won the election last month, he pledged to fight for zero deforestation in the Amazon. Both the current regime and Lula’s incoming administration have been in contact with Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Congo – the two other major rainforest nations – about forming an alliance.
Countries are holding an informal stock taking plenary this morning of Cop27 so far, with the UN climate boss Simon Stiell urging 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.
If you want to go into the detail on the level of agreement so far, Carbon Brief’s senior policy editor Simon Evans has gone through the negotiation draft texts and highlighted the progress (or lack of it). Note that something being [in brackets] in UN negotiations means that it is still being negotiated.
