Tension between rich and poorer nations eases at Berlin climate summit

Diplomats from 40 countries meeting in Germany for a two-day summit made some progress in negotiating over how wealthy nations should compensate developing countries for the losses and damage caused by climate change.

...A failure to address the issue at the highest level would mean a failure for the COP27 meeting, the first COP to take place in an African nation since 2011, said Mohamed Adow, director of energy and climate think tank Power Shift Africa. 

“I can’t see a path for success at COP27 without solidarity being extended to the most vulnerable,” he said. “There is no way we can leave Sharm el-Sheikh with a good outcome if that is not going to include assurances for the most vulnerable.”