Sturgeon reveals her hopes for COP27

The COP27 climate summit should be remembered for a “breakthrough” that will help poorer nations facing the worst impacts of climate change, Nicola Sturgeon has insisted.

The Scottish first minister hailed as “groundbreaking” the decision to establish a fund for loss and damage – although she said it was “deeply disappointing” that this was not matched by further commitments on tackling climate change.

She insisted: “The breakthrough on loss and damage is what I hope COP27 will be remembered for, and that is a vital step forward for the developing world.”

Her comments came as environmental campaigners urged the Scottish Government to deliver “concrete actions at home to get back on track to meeting its climate targets”.

Mary Church, head of campaigns at Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “The Scottish Government too must turn its climate leadership on the international stage into concrete actions at home to get back on track to meeting its climate targets.”