GRAY MAGUIRE: Why COP27 was a disappointment
We seem resigned to paying for climate-induced disasters instead of taking action to avoid them
30 November 2022 - 05:00
As I write this final column for 2022 and head into a much deserved year-end break, I do so with mixed emotions about the future of human civilisation. The end result of COP27 was generally disappointing in my book.
Where many have applauded the creation of a loss and damage facility that will theoretically compensate developing countries for the financial costs stemming from climate-induced natural disasters, I, perhaps cynically, see this as resigning ourselves to rather paying for these disasters instead of taking the action required to avoid them...
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