Climate 'loss and damage': why it's such a big deal at Cop27

Global heating crisis is felt most by countries that are least to blame, so reparations are central to demands for climate justiceSupercharged extreme weather events are striking every corner of the globe, and every year seems scarier than the last. The climate is breaking down much faster than even the worst case scenario predictions - way too fast and erratically for even the richest countries to adequately adapt and prepare.It's a perverse reality that the countries and communities that have contributed least to the greenhouse gases heating the planet are suffering the most - and are least equipped to cope with the death and destruction. After a catastrophic year that left 37 million people facing hunger and starvation in the drought-stricken greater Horn of Africa and a third of Pakistan under water due to unprecedented rainfall, expect to hear lots about loss and damage at Cop27. Continue reading...