THE FINANCIAL TIMES
Food and energy crises threaten to distract from climate talks

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Delegates will arrive at COP27 in Egypt this week preoccupied. The UN climate summit comes at a time of international tumult, with Russia’s weaponisation of gas supplies as part of its war in Ukraine, and the ensuing food and energy shocks, triggering worldwide price hikes and economic woe. Some fear the gas and food crises could derail negotiations on carbon emissions, stalling the world’s clean energy transition at a critical juncture.