Opinion: COP27 concludes with loss and damage fund but no increased mitigation ambition
European diplomats say the COP27 deal is a bad outcome, but they had to support it or risk killing the loss and damage fund.
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Dave Keating
Senior writer Dave Keating is a US journalist and conference moderator covering European affairs from Brussels, with a focus on environment and energy. He has worked for France24 and Forbes. He can be found on LinkedIn here.
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