Monday 7 November 2022
Monday was the first official working day of the Conference of
the Parties (COP) 27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
following the opening ceremony on Sunday. COP 27 marks the
30th anniversary of the adoption of the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC), which is an international environmental
agreement to combat “dangerous human interference with the
climate system” adopted in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. To
realize the UNFCCC's goal of combatting climate change, the
COP meets annually to negotiate approaches towards achieving
climate stabilisation.
The UNFCCC established three different parties to the agreement,
namely, developed countries, developed countries with special
financial responsibilities and developing countries. All countries
participating in the UNFCCC have common but differentiated
responsibilities. One of the most often highlighted
responsibilities is the obligation of developed countries to
provide
