Delegates to COP27 will arrive in Egypt next month preoccupied. The UN climate summit comes at a time of international tumult: Russia’s weaponisation of gas supplies as part of its war in Ukraine, and the ensuing food and energy shocks, have triggered worldwide price hikes and economic woe.
Some fear the gas and food crises could derail negotiations on carbon emissions, stalling the world’s clean energy transition at a critical juncture.
“So far this year, the geopolitical situation has completely sapped momentum,” says Tom Evans, a policy adviser at climate think-tank E3G. As inflation bites and living standards are squeezed, firefighting at home has distracted governments from the fiercer blaze on the horizon.
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