Other developments include:
Family of jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah asked for proof of life for third day in a row A Kulkalgal activist from the Torres Strait Islands said the way people often treated Indigenous people was an insult and he was at the conference “fighting for our home”. Bill McKibben, US environmentalist and founder of 350.org, told an audience: “This year we have fully understood the link between fossil fuels and fascism. Putin could not have invaded Ukraine without oil and gas profits, or [cowed] the west with threats to turn off the taps”. The president of the World Bank, David Malpas, said he is not a “climate denier”. President-elect Donald Trump previously said he “didn’t even know” whether he accepted climate science. Demonstrators held rallies inside the main conference venue, defying Egypt’s efforts to keep the dissenting events out of sight. Almost half of young people in Africa say they have reconsidered having children because of the climate crisis, according to a Unicef poll. China’s envoy said the US had “closed the door” on climate talks and needed to reopen them. Xie Zhenhua said Beijing and Washington had “informal talks”. Xie also hinted that China might contribute to a “loss and damage” fund. John Kerry, the US climate envoy, announced a global carbon credit trading initiative that he said would be “crucial” in helping developing countries transition to cleaner forms of energy. This has received mixed reactions from environmental groups.
And finally, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres accidentally started reading the wrong speech.
