, and this will be its 27th year. The host of the summit is chosen by the UN and cycles through the different regions. Last year, the UK hosted the Cop summit in Glasgow and at the beginning of the two weeks officially handed over the presidency to Egypt. The real work of the summit is to hash out the details of international climate agreements, particularly the Paris Agreement, which commits countries to try to limit global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial temperatures. The main battle of the summit will be over funding, in particular for the developing countries that bear the brunt of the impact of climate change such as drought and flooding. This funding has been a controversial and unresolved issue for many years, and came to a head in Glasgow. Countries will also be expected to bring new commitments on cutting their emissions, known as their Nationally Determined Contributions. So far only 29 countries have set new targets, meaning there is 'no credible pathway' to keep warming to 1.5C. Global leaders from around the world will make an appearance at the summit in Egypt. Rishi Sunak will be at a world leaders event on Monday, following a U-turn over his attendance. Mr Sunak had originally said he would be too focused on domestic events ahead of the autumn budget to attend the summit. Mr Sunak will hold bilateral meetings with Emm){kind=link}
The Sharm el-Sheikh event will bring all the UN members states together for two weeks of climate discussion
Thousands have descended on the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh for the Cop27 climate summit, bringing together governments from around the world. But what does the summit actually achieve?
The summit is taking place from November 6 to 18 in the resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
Cop stands for Conference of the Parties to the UN’s climate change framework – and includes all the UN member states, plus the State of Palestine and the Holy See, UN non-member states Niue and the Cook Islands, and the European Union, which negotiates as a bloc. The event occurs annually (apart from in 2020, when it was interrupted by Covid-19), and this will be its 27th year.
The host of the summit is chosen by the UN and cycles through the different regions. Last year, the UK hosted the Cop summit in Glasgow and at the beginning of the two weeks officially handed over the presidency to Egypt.