Cop27: protests in Sharm el-Sheikh as negotiations over crucial climate deal begin - live

After two days of speeches from world leaders, Wednesday's discussions will focus on climate financeFinally, the first bonafide protest at Cop27 in the central Blue Zone of the conference, and of course it involves a Tyrannosaurus rex and Pikachu joining 50 or so activists from Asia, Africa and the Americas calling for an end to fossil fuel funding and a shift to investment in community-based renewable projects. Dipti Bhatnagar from Friends of the Earth International in Mozambique called out the gas deal between Total and the government, which has fueled an internal conflict and led to a million refugees. My country is not responsible for the climate crisis, but we're suffering the effects. Now, rich countries are out to grab the huge gas reserves, and people are being dispossessed of their land. One million people out of the 23m population are living in refugee camps because of gas. We say no to more gas finance. We won't let Africa burn. Continue reading...