For the first time at COP27, funding for climate losses and damages is on the agenda. Pakistan’s historic floods demonstrate what developing countries are pushing for at the climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh. And, rescue boats filled with stranded migrants are being ordered to vacate a Sicilian port. Advocates argue Italy’s far-right government is breaking international law. A court may soon determine whether some asylum-seekers will have to stay adrift at sea. Also, the prominent Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah has escalated his hunger strike over the weekend. This coincides with the start of the COP climate conference, linking the struggles for climate justice with human rights across the globe. Plus, climate action takes on many forms — just ask the band Plasticine.

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