COP 27, Achieving the world's collective climate goals..
Annually, the Conference of the Parties (COP) provides a forum for nations to coordinate efforts to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations "at a level that would preclude hazardous anthropogenic (human-induced) interference with the climate system". COP27 It has been the hottest period on record over the last seven years. Global lockdowns temporarily reduced greenhouse gas emissions, but rates have recovered to pre-pandemic levels since then. The Conference of the Parties conference (COP27) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 2022 has the highest possible stakes. In a few weeks, delegates from almost 200 nations, including more than 100 heads of state, will gather in the resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh on Egypt's eastern coast for 12 days of activities and formal talks with businessmen, religious leaders, climate scientists, local politicians, and activists. The objective is to strengthen and speed up the global response to the climate disas...