As the UN climate conference in Egypt enters its second week, negotiations are running well behind schedule, reports madeleinecuff at COP27
US president Joe Biden and Egyptian president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi meet in Sharm El Sheikh on 11 NovemberA stream of newly arrived delegates has injected a fresh buzz into the cavernous conference halls of COP27 during the second week of climate talks in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, but behind-the-scenes negotiations are in disarray, with talks running well behind schedule.
Meanwhile, talks on the cover text – a political agreement traditionally struck at the end of a UN climate conference – are still in the very early stages.
Overall, the mood in Sharm El Sheikh is one of “uncertainty”, says Pérez. There is a “sense of delay, that we are taking too much time on other things”, he says, “that we risk being distracted when we need to focus on landing this as soon as possible.” However, a positive sign was that on the sidelines of the G20 in Bali, Indonesia, on 14 November, US president Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed to restart formal talks on climate issues, after a four-month hiatus following US politician Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan.
The White House released a statement saying the two leaders “agreed to empower key senior officials to maintain communication and deepen constructive efforts” on “climate change and other issues”.
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