president biden and donald trump continue on the campaign trail, in the push to win crucial votes. the cop27 climate summit has begun in egypt with an agreement to discuss the possibility of wealthy countries handing money to poorer nations to help them cope with the impact of global warming. until now developed countries have resisted pressure to put, what s referred to as loss and damage , on the agenda. the conference heard a warning that the past eight years have been the warmest on record. our climate editor justin rowlatt reports. cyclones ripped through madagascar earlier this year. floods displaced more than a million people in nigeria. while rainfall was part of somalia and elsewhere in east africa even closer to famine. our planet is sending a distress signal. our planet is sending a distress siunal. , , , ., , ., signal. this is been the warmest on record making signal. this is been the warmest on record making every signal. this is been the warmest on record
country change was dealt with last year by country saying, look, will come back next year country saying, look, will come back next year with stronger commitments. and they next year with stronger commitments. and they haven t done so. only one country. and they haven t done so. only one country, australia has come back this year country, australia has come back this year with a stronger commitment. we know why, this is been commitment. we know why, this is been a commitment. we know why, this is been a terrible year for countries to focus been a terrible year for countries to focus on been a terrible year for countries to focus on climate change when there s to focus on climate change when there s been a war in ukraine and energy there s been a war in ukraine and energy prices and food prices have risen, energy prices and food prices have risen, because of and so on. nevertheless the climate doesn t wait on nevertheless the climate doesn t wait on any of that. we re