COP27 what to watch: Climate progress hinges on crucial week two

Here's how week one went down and what to expect from the rest of this year's UN climate summit

It’s been more than a week since delegates from nearly 200 countries touched down in the coastal town of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to wrestle with how to implement their climate promises against a backdrop of an unprecedented energy crisis.

Around 45,000 attendees at COP27 battled the hot Egyptian sun as they darted between over-air-conditioned convention halls for meetings and panel sessions.

The first week was dominated by the arrival of world leaders, ending on Friday with a visit from US President Joe Biden. It wasn’t all just big names and big speeches though. Behind the scenes, negotiators started getting into the