Thread by @LossandDamage

1/14. Its day two at #COP27 and here is you #LossAndDamage focused daily thread. Today saw the World Leaders Summit in which #LossAndDamage was a hot topic and the first negotiations on the #SantiagoNetwork for #LossAndDamage. 🧵

2/14. Before the World Leaders Summit @CANint held a press conference in which @mohadow of @PowerShftAfrica made it clear that #LossAndDamage is happening right now in #Africa:

https://twitter.com/LossandDamage/status/1589571488650493953

3/14. Then as the World Leaders Summit began we heard from @antonioguterres the @UN Secretary-General who called for all governments to tax the windfall profits of #FossilFuel companies and redirect that money to countries suffering #LossAndDamage:

https://twitter.com/LossandDamage/status/1589597254154784768

4/14. After which @antonioguterres said that action to address #LossAndDamage is the litmus test of the success of #COP27:

https://twitter.com/LossandDamage/status/1589600637830168576

5/14. We then heard from @NamugerwaLeah from #Uganda about the #LossAndDamage suffered by her community and how as a result of the event she will not rest until something is done about the #ClimateCrisis:

https://twitter.com/LossandDamage/status/1589605570092601344

6/14. Then the Prime Minister of Barbados @miaamormottley highlighted that to address #LossAndDamage “talk must come to an end!” before saluting Belgium🇧🇪, Scotland🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and Denmark🇩🇰 for their modest actions on #LossAndDamage:

https://twitter.com/LossandDamage/status/1589616650474516481

7/14. Next @miaamormottley turned her attention to the #ClimateInjustice of #FossilFuel companies making $200bn in profits without paying anything into a #LossAndDamage fund to support the victims of the #ClimateDisasters that they have caused:

https://twitter.com/LossandDamage/status/1589620784246718465

8/14. At 15:00 the first negotiations on the #SantiagoNetwork for #LossAndDamage began. In the informal session, both developing and developed country Parties acknowledged the importance of the #SantiagoNetwork and said they want it to be fully operational as soon as possible.

9/14. However, there was also an acknowledgement that there is a lot of work to be done to make this happen at #COP27 due to the operationalisation of the #SantiagoNetwork being a highly technical discussion that will require time to unpack before decisions can be made.

10/14. Parties also requested the @UNFCCC co-facilitators to provide draft text so that they can engage on these technical discussions in detail.

11/14. During the session, notable party interventions included the G77 and China who indicated that they want to focus on discussing the overall structural elements of the #SantiagoNetwork for #LossAndDamage.

12/14. Then the High-Level Segment continued with world leaders making statements including the President of Kenya @WilliamsRuto on behalf of the @AGNChairUNFCCC who made it clear that hundreds of millions of Africans are affected by #LossAndDamage now:

https://twitter.com/LossandDamage/status/1589711806586843139

13/14. Tomorrow the 2nd informal consultation on the #SantiagoNetwork will take place at 11AM in meeting room 4 and the 2nd informal consultation on the ExCom of the Warsaw International Mechanism for #LossAndDamage will be at 12PM in meeting room 4. Both are open to observers.

14/14 For the latest updates on #LossAndDamage at #COP27 check out our:

🚨Live doc with the latest on L&D: docs.google.com/document/d/1Q9…

📸#LossAndDamage cheat sheet for journalists: docs.google.com/document/d/1aO…

And learn more about #LossAndDamage here: lossanddamagecollaboration.org/whatislossandd…