ECO was pleased to hear so many Heads of State recognise that climate change is already resulting in severe impacts. Leaders of the most powerful countries acknowledged the existential threats to the most vulnerable. ECO hopes that negotiators are listening to their bosses.   If not, loss and damage will be a sticking point for negotiations this week. We are sure that many ministers will not be happy when the new text on Saturday looks just like the current one. That is, one ‘non’-option to exclude loss and damage completely, and one option for a 5-paragraph comprehensive loss and damage … Continue reading Loss and Damage: On the Brink of Disaster or the Verge of a Solution?