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| COP27: Rishi Sunak urges global push on 'clean growth' | |
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| Watch: Rishi Sunak arrives at COP27 in Egypt | Watch: Rishi Sunak arrives at COP27 in Egypt |
| Watch: Rishi Sunak arrives at COP27 in Egypt | Watch: Rishi Sunak arrives at COP27 in Egypt |
| The fight against climate change can become "a global mission for new jobs and clean growth", Rishi Sunak will tell world leaders at the COP27 summit. | The fight against climate change can become "a global mission for new jobs and clean growth", Rishi Sunak will tell world leaders at the COP27 summit. |
| The prime minister will also say it is essential nations stick to commitments made at COP26 in Glasgow a year ago. | The prime minister will also say it is essential nations stick to commitments made at COP26 in Glasgow a year ago. |
| He will unveil more than £200m funding to protect forests and for green technologies in developing nations. | He will unveil more than £200m funding to protect forests and for green technologies in developing nations. |
| Mr Sunak is making his first outing on the international stage in Egypt after becoming prime minister last month. | Mr Sunak is making his first outing on the international stage in Egypt after becoming prime minister last month. |
| He arrived in Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday night and will join other world leaders at the UN summit, including US President Joe Biden and France's Emmanuel Macron. | He arrived in Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday night and will join other world leaders at the UN summit, including US President Joe Biden and France's Emmanuel Macron. |
| He reversed a decision not to attend COP27 earlier this week after a backlash from opposition MPs and campaigners. He initially declined the invite as he said he was too busy preparing the November budget. | He reversed a decision not to attend COP27 earlier this week after a backlash from opposition MPs and campaigners. He initially declined the invite as he said he was too busy preparing the November budget. |
| Mr Sunak will also meet French President Mr Macron at the summit, where the topic of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats is likely to be raised. The prime minister has said reducing the number of crossings is a "really key priority". | Mr Sunak will also meet French President Mr Macron at the summit, where the topic of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats is likely to be raised. The prime minister has said reducing the number of crossings is a "really key priority". |
| 'Climate chaos' warning as COP27 summit begins | 'Climate chaos' warning as COP27 summit begins |
| COP27: Why the latest UN climate conference matters | COP27: Why the latest UN climate conference matters |
| Where does Rishi Sunak stand ahead of COP27? | Where does Rishi Sunak stand ahead of COP27? |
| The big issues facing Egypt's COP27 climate summit | The big issues facing Egypt's COP27 climate summit |
| In his opening address on Monday, Mr Sunak will urge global leaders to "move further and faster" to avoid the worst impact of climate change by limiting global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. | In his opening address on Monday, Mr Sunak will urge global leaders to "move further and faster" to avoid the worst impact of climate change by limiting global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. |
| He will say Russia's invasion of Ukraine has "reinforced" the importance of ending dependence on fossil fuels, but argue the move can give a boost to new green industries. | |
| "The world came together in Glasgow with one last chance to create a plan that would limit global temperature rises to 1.5C. The question today is: can we summon the collective will to deliver on those promises?" he will say. | "The world came together in Glasgow with one last chance to create a plan that would limit global temperature rises to 1.5C. The question today is: can we summon the collective will to deliver on those promises?" he will say. |
| "By honouring the pledges we made in Glasgow, we can turn our struggle against climate change into a global mission for new jobs and clean growth. And we can bequeath our children a greener planet and a more prosperous future." | "By honouring the pledges we made in Glasgow, we can turn our struggle against climate change into a global mission for new jobs and clean growth. And we can bequeath our children a greener planet and a more prosperous future." |
| However, it comes as Petteri Taalas, secretary general of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), has warned that the 1.5C target is "barely within reach". | However, it comes as Petteri Taalas, secretary general of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), has warned that the 1.5C target is "barely within reach". |
| And the UN's weather and climate body has released a report showing that the rate at which sea levels are rising has doubled since 1993. | And the UN's weather and climate body has released a report showing that the rate at which sea levels are rising has doubled since 1993. |
| UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has described the report as a "chronicle of climate chaos" and urged governments at COP27 to answer the planet's "distress signal" with "ambitious, credible climate action". | UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has described the report as a "chronicle of climate chaos" and urged governments at COP27 to answer the planet's "distress signal" with "ambitious, credible climate action". |
| Downing Street said Mr Sunak will announce a further £65.5m for the clean energy innovation facility which provides grants to researchers and scientists in developing countries working on clean technologies - from biomass-powered refrigeration in India to lithium-ion batteries in Nigeria. | Downing Street said Mr Sunak will announce a further £65.5m for the clean energy innovation facility which provides grants to researchers and scientists in developing countries working on clean technologies - from biomass-powered refrigeration in India to lithium-ion batteries in Nigeria. |
| It said the UK will also commit £90m for conservation in the Congo Basin rainforest, and £65m to support indigenous and local communities. | It said the UK will also commit £90m for conservation in the Congo Basin rainforest, and £65m to support indigenous and local communities. |
| The Congo Basin is the second largest rainforest in the world after the Amazon | The Congo Basin is the second largest rainforest in the world after the Amazon |
| As the two-week summit gets under way, the UN has warned that based on countries' latest climate action plans, there is currently no credible pathway to meet the 1.5C goal intended to avoid the worst impact of global warming. | As the two-week summit gets under way, the UN has warned that based on countries' latest climate action plans, there is currently no credible pathway to meet the 1.5C goal intended to avoid the worst impact of global warming. |
| Global temperatures have risen 1.1C and are heading towards 1.5C, according to the UN's climate scientists, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). | Global temperatures have risen 1.1C and are heading towards 1.5C, according to the UN's climate scientists, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). |
| If temperatures rise 1.7 to 1.8C above 1850s levels, the IPCC estimates that half the word's population could be exposed to life-threatening heat and humidity. | If temperatures rise 1.7 to 1.8C above 1850s levels, the IPCC estimates that half the word's population could be exposed to life-threatening heat and humidity. |
| Rich countries are also falling short in providing the finance needed to help developing nations adapt to a changing climate and develop cleanly, the UN warned. | Rich countries are also falling short in providing the finance needed to help developing nations adapt to a changing climate and develop cleanly, the UN warned. |
| The conference is set to discuss how to pay for the loss and damage faced by developing countries as a result of global warming | The conference is set to discuss how to pay for the loss and damage faced by developing countries as a result of global warming |
| Vulnerable countries increasingly being hit by extreme storms, floods and droughts, such as Pakistan's devastating flooding this year | Vulnerable countries increasingly being hit by extreme storms, floods and droughts, such as Pakistan's devastating flooding this year |
| Labour's Ed Miliband criticised Mr Sunak's ability to lead the UK on climate change as he "had to be dragged kicking and screaming" to go to the summit. | Labour's Ed Miliband criticised Mr Sunak's ability to lead the UK on climate change as he "had to be dragged kicking and screaming" to go to the summit. |
| The shadow climate change secretary said: "Rishi Sunak is the man who had to be dragged kicking and screaming to go to COP, so it's simply implausible for him to claim the mantle of climate leadership. | The shadow climate change secretary said: "Rishi Sunak is the man who had to be dragged kicking and screaming to go to COP, so it's simply implausible for him to claim the mantle of climate leadership. |
| "Rishi Sunak is a fossil fuel prime minister in a renewable age." | "Rishi Sunak is a fossil fuel prime minister in a renewable age." |
| Labour has made a pledge to boost green industries, planning a £1bn project to invest in net zero jobs across the Humber and Teesside, Merseyside, Grangemouth and South Wales. | Labour has made a pledge to boost green industries, planning a £1bn project to invest in net zero jobs across the Humber and Teesside, Merseyside, Grangemouth and South Wales. |
| The plans, unveiled as part of Labour's commitment to end the use of fossil fuels in the UK by 2030, aim to cut energy bills for good, and create hundreds of thousands of jobs. | The plans, unveiled as part of Labour's commitment to end the use of fossil fuels in the UK by 2030, aim to cut energy bills for good, and create hundreds of thousands of jobs. |
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