Loss and Damage: a game changer for multilateral climate governance

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Bauer, Steffen / Mariya Aleksandrova
Mitarbeiter sonstige

in: Annual Report 2021-2022 - German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), 24-28

ISBN: 978-3-96021-202-7
DOI: https://doi.org/10.23661/jb2021-2022

The issue of climate-induced losses and damages has taken centre stage at the recent UN climate change conference „COP27“ in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. This brief puts the respective outcomes of COP27 in the broader context of multilateral climate governance and emphasises their significance for rebuilding trust in its processes. It argues that the decisions taken at COP27 signal a game changer for international climate negotiations, prompted in no small part by inadequate progress in increasing global mitigation ambition.