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The COP Of No Return

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By Sameh Shoukry, Foreign Affairs Ministers, Eygpt: In the world of rising geopolitical tensions, daunting economic challenges, how can we seize opportunity upcoming UNCCC offers to inspire an approach to mitigation based on trust, justice, equity?

The human cost of climate change is making headlines almost daily. Global warming is no longer a distant or theoretical threat, but an immediate material one – a phenomenon that affects each of us, our families, and our neighbors. No society has been left unscathed by more frequent and intense droughts, wildfires, storms, and floods. Millions of people are already battling for survival. And that is with temperatures having risen by just 1.1° Celsius, relative to pre-industrial levels. As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has made clear, every additional tenth of a degree makes matters worse.

The COP Of No Return

The COP Of No Return

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