Cop27 yields new deal on loss and damage

Progress made on loss and damage and on carbon markets, but not on emissions reductions

Countries at the Cop27 climate conference adopted a final deal in which they agreed to the creation of a loss-and-damage fund and progressing new rules for emissions trading. The agreement means wealthier nations will pay into a fund for poorer nations to compensate them for loss and damage caused by global warming. A committee with representatives from 24 countries will now begin work to establish the details of the fund, including which nations should contribute and which should benefit. The details are to be finalised at the Cop28 talks next year, which will take place in the UAE from 30 November to 12 December. The EU has insisted the new arrangements must “complement and include sources