Climate Change Loss and Damage

The document serves as an introduction to a briefing on 'loss and damage'—defined as climate impacts that cannot be adapted to—ahead of the COP27 negotiations in Egypt. It outlines the focus of a panel discussion involving experts from Climate Analytics, IIED, C2ES, and E3G, who addressed the international community's tools for managing loss and damage, the status of negotiations, and the specific relevance of these issues to U.S. policymakers. The briefing highlights that such impacts are global, citing examples of land loss in Louisiana and North Carolina.

• Loss and damage is defined as climate impacts that cannot be adapted to and is expected to be a primary topic of discussion at COP27.
• Climate-driven loss and damage is occurring globally, with specific examples noted in the United States including land loss in Louisiana and homes falling into the ocean in North Carolina.

APA

Agrawal, S., & Solis, N. (2022). Climate Change Loss and Damage. Environmental and Energy Study Institute. https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/102022cop?sf171758357=1

Chicago

Agrawal, Shreya, and Nick Solis. Climate Change Loss and Damage. Environmental and Energy Study Institute, 2022. https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/102022cop?sf171758357=1.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{agrawal2022climate, author = {Agrawal, Shreya and Solis, Nick}, title = {{Climate Change Loss and Damage}}, institution = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, year = {2022}, month = oct, url = {https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/102022cop?sf171758357=1}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }