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Cop27 day two: world leaders get their say on the climate crisis – live

The UN climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, opens for another day of talks

Last year’s Cop26, in Glasgow, delivered a global climate deal and lots of promises, including on coal use, deforestation, methane and climate finance. So how much progress has been made? Our Guardian US climate reporter, Oliver Milman, has done an expert analysis of five key pledges and what has been achieved, or not. “The last year has been a missed opportunity by many countries,” David Waskow, the director of the international climate initiative at the World Resources Institute, told him.

In terms of highlights to watch out for today, Guardian reporter Patrick Greenfield has picked out the following:

“South African prime minister Cyril Ramaphosa is holding a press conference at 10am UK time where he is likely to speak about the landmark $8.5bn financing deal to help end its reliance on coal announced just a year ago at Cop26.

Ramaphosa said the deal with money from the USA, EU, UK, Germany and France was a “watershed moment” for the world’s 13th largest carbon emitter, according to the Global Carbon Atlas.

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