Cop27

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There were 636 fossil fuel lobbyists at COP27. There are even some fossil fuel executives sitting on panels. It's difficult to see that they've done a great deal in the past year since COP26, Fiona says. We have nine years until we go through that 1.5 degrees if we keep on at our current rates. Some governments are really not helping and there are huge tax breaks for investing in oil and gas.

Cop27 got off to a difficult start last week. Attendees struggled with a lack of food and drink, civil society group events were curtailed, and more than 600 fossil fuel lobbyists hit the conference halls – more than the delegations of many of the most vulnerable countries combined. As we head into the second week, Madeleine Finlay hears from biodiversity reporter Patrick Greenfield about what it’s been like in Sharm el-Sheikh, and from environment editor Fiona Harvey about what’s happened so far and whether much progress is likely to be made in the final days of negotiations. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod