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COP27: Everything you need to know

November 8, 2022

The COP27 UN Climate Change Conference is taking place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. World leaders are under pressure to take significant steps to curb the devastating effects of climate change.

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People sit outside a sign for the COP27 climate conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
World leaders, experts and activists have gathered in Egypt for this year's UN climate conferenceImage: Gehad Hamdy/dpa/picture alliance

The international community comes together this week for the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, seeking solutions to humanity's biggest threat.

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