Rishi Sunak is giving a speech in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, after U-turning on his attendance; Boris Johnson is also in town but insists he is just a “foot shoulder”; the taboo issue of richer countries compensating poor countries is also on the agenda

Key points
‘We are on a highway to climate hell’ – Antonio Guterres opens COP27 with dramatic warning
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Rishi Sunak to talk about the need to wean the UK off polluting fossil fuels and on to cleaner power – his speech is at 4pm View post
Boris Johnson’s fracking dig at Liz Truss View post
Hannah Thomas-Peter: Johnson the ‘big wildcard’ of COP27 – could he undermine Sunak? View post
‘Taboo issue’ of climate compensation to be discussed at COP27 View post
Thomas Moore: The planet is facing a lot of tipping points – that is why Egypt is so vital View post
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Live reporting by Andy Hayes. Updates also from climate change correspondent Hannah Thomas-Peter, climate change reporter Victoria Seabrook and science correspondent Thomas Moore