Will COP27 end up as just a lot of hot air?

EGYPT CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE COP27

COP26 President Alok Sharma speaks during the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Egypt (COP 27) Source: AAP / SEDAT SUNA

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World leaders are gathering for the COP-27 climate summit in Egypt. But with a rapidly changing climate and a conference marked by key absences, questions are being raised about how much can truly be achieved.

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