Cop27: What was agreed and what difference will it make?

Environment editor Kevin O’Sullivan attended the summit in Egypt this month

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A person walks near a mockup depicting the Earth globe at a booth in the deserted hall at the Sharm el-Sheikh International Convention Centre, in Egypt's Red Sea resort city of the same name near the end of the COP27 climate conference on November 19, 2022. Photograph: AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images

Wed Nov 23 2022 - 08:03

As the dust settles on Cop27, world leaders must now implement the commitments and promises that were made at the two-week summit.

Failure to do so would have disastrous consequences for the climate and would call into question the integrity of the event and its capacity to enact meaningful change.

So just what was agreed by leaders and what difference will it make in the fight against climate change?

To go through the success and failures of the conference and what needs to happen next, Aideen Finnegan is joined by Environment and Science editor Kevin O’Sullivan.