Amidst food and energy shortages from Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine, the COVID-19 pandemic and tensions between the U.S. and China, “Climate action is being put on the backburner – despite overwhelming support around the world,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres. At last year’s annual climate summit, COP26, governments, businesses and others made unprecedented commitments to reduce emissions, increase adaptation finance, lower methane emissions, halt forest loss, phase out coal and more. One month out from this year’s COP27 summit, have they turned promises into progress? WRI experts assess the follow-through. Read more.
