U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi leads delegation of 13 democrats at COP27

CAIRO - 10 November 2022: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that she will be heading to United Nations climate talks in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where she will lead a delegation of 13 democrats. 

“At COP27, as the world stands ‘Together For Implementation,’ our distinguished and experienced delegation will engage in meetings with our partners — as well as civil society, youth and business leaders — to discuss the work that must be done to continue our progress to advance climate action and protect the planet,” Pelosi said in a statement.

According to E&E news website, the U.S. delegates to COP 27 are for the first time discussing whether rich nations should send financial aid to the developing world to make up for damages wrought by historic greenhouse gas emissions.