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<p>A historic, late-hour deal reached at the United Nations climate change summit, COP27, to establish a "loss and damage" fund for countries vulnerable to the devastating impacts of a warming world represented "a real breakthrough," said Catholic and other religious groups who called it an answer to their prayers and a sign of some progress as negotiations fell short in other areas.</p> ....
<p>As dawn broke on the site where the Ten Commandments are believed to have been delivered to Moses, hundreds of Catholics led by dozens of priests knelt before the foot of the mountain. They prayed for world leaders at COP27 to submit to God's will and fully commit to fighting climate change.</p> ....
<p style="margin-top:16px; margin-bottom:16px">If you've followed the <a href="https://www.ncronline.org/feature-series/cop27-egypt/stories">coverage coming out of the COP27</a> United Nations climate change conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, you've likely heard this three-word phrase more than a few times: loss and damage.</p> ....
“Loss and damage” because of climate change the idea that the worst affected emerging economies receive compensation from affluent nations that have contributed the most to global warming has for the first time been included on the agenda. ....