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COP27 must drive a clear signal to businesses and governments to rapidly accelerate progress towards low-carbon economy, writes We Mean Business' María Mendiluce

With time rapidly running out at the UN climate talks, ministers from UK, Canada, and the EU argue G20 statement of intent on climate this week 'must be a baseline not a ceiling' for COP27 deal

Egypt releases sketch of what final outcome might look like, but with less than two days until the scheduled close of the Sharm El Sheikh Summit formal talks over many contentious issues have still barely begun

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva first foreign trip since landmark election victory receives rapturous reception in Sharm El Sheikh

UK government to provide £30m for new fund launched to mark 'Biodiversity Day' at COP27 Climate Summit

World's biggest economies reiterate climate pledges delivered through last year's Glasgow Climate Pact, sending signal of intent to tense ongoing talks at COP27

Architects of Paris Agreement urge world leaders to deliver equally ambitious treaty for nature at upcoming COP15 Biodiversity Summit

Dividing lines on Loss and Damage, adaptation funding, climate finance, and the 1.5C warning goal continue to undermine hopes of progress at Sharm El Sheikh Summit

Progress at COP27 is worryingly slow and governments are failing to take some of the easy wins that could give global climate efforts some much needed momentum

It is time for governments to listen to business entreaties for bolder climate action and move from talk to action, writes Climate Group's Helen Clarkson from COP27