View: Global crises must not push clean energy down the agenda

It’s that time of year when countries undergo a ‘health check’ on their progress towards climate goals, followed by discussion on how their scorecards can be improved.

As leaders convene in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt for COP27, the annual U.N. climate change conference, it is clear that countries are not doing enough to meet their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement.