COP27: delegates weigh ‘climate compensation' for poor nations impacted by global warming

As the United Nations’ latest annual climate change conference, COP27, kicked off Sunday in the ritzy resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, delegates from nearly 200 countries agreed to discuss compensating poor nations for damage linked to global warming.  The item managed to land on the agenda even as the international community remains distracted by the ongoing war in Ukraine and rampant inflation.  Wealthy nations at climate conferences in past years have generally ruled out