{"id":254097,"date":"2022-11-22T10:45:52","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T10:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandbox.lightsourcebp.com\/news\/cop27-comes-to-an-end\/"},"modified":"2024-07-17T11:55:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T11:55:53","slug":"cop27-comes-to-an-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandbox.lightsourcebp.com\/uk\/news\/cop27-comes-to-an-end\/","title":{"rendered":"COP27 comes to an end"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"block-page-title bg-color-white\">\n  <div class=\"pt-60 pt-lg-100\"><\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12\">\n                <h1 class=\"fg-color-gradient\">COP27 comes to an end<\/h1>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"pt-60 pt-lg-100\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n  \n\n\n<section class=\"banner-single position-relative\">\n  <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12 px-0\">\n                <div class=\"position-relative w-100 h-100 aspect-ratio-banner object-fit-cover\">\n          <picture>\n                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/29013814\/COP-27-comes-to-an-end-aspect-ratio-1550-600-450x174.jpg, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/29013814\/COP-27-comes-to-an-end-aspect-ratio-1550-600-1000x388.jpg 2x\"\n                          media=\"(max-width: 575px)\">\n                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/29013814\/COP-27-comes-to-an-end-aspect-ratio-1550-600-1000x388.jpg, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/29013814\/COP-27-comes-to-an-end-aspect-ratio-1550-600.jpg 2x\"\n                          media=\"(min-width: 576px) and (max-width: 991px)\">\n                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/29013814\/COP-27-comes-to-an-end-aspect-ratio-1550-600.jpg, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/29013814\/COP-27-comes-to-an-end-aspect-ratio-1550-600.jpg 2x\"\n                          media=\"(min-width: 992px)\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/29013814\/COP-27-comes-to-an-end-aspect-ratio-1550-600.jpg\" alt=\"\"\n                       srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/29013814\/COP-27-comes-to-an-end-aspect-ratio-1550-600.jpg 2x\"\n                       sizes=\"auto, 100vw\"\n                       class=\"position-absolute w-100 h-100 left-0 top-0 object-fit-cover\"\n                       width=\"1920\"\n                       height=\"744\">\n                <\/picture>\n        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"text align block_acf-block-6697b147b1af6 block bg-color-white position-relative z-1 overflow-hidden\">\n    <div class=\"pt-60 pt-lg-100\"><\/div>\n\n  \n  <div class=\"container \">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12\">\n        <span class=\"rich-text standard-text fg-color-navy\">\n          <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After two weeks on the ground at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, our Lightsource bp delegation has returned home safely. We were proud to be part of the +45,000 attendees in Egypt this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the diplomats and politicians, the result of their work is the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unfccc.int\/documents\/624444\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. There will be hope that those in attendance now take some of the ideas contained in the agreement home with them and start making tangible steps to accelerate action. The deal repeats the call for deeper action and repeatedly flags the role that renewables will play in that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unfccc.int\/documents\/624444\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">final deal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> calls for faster, deeper action to slash emissions. It goes as far as to highlight the essential role for renewables in that process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read more about why solar is so valuable in the fight against climate change and some of the other benefits it can deliver for nature and society, from solar honey to rewarding careers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lightsourcebp.com\/news\/why-were-showing-up-for-solar-at-cop27\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why we\u2019re showing up for solar at COP27<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lightsourcebp.com\/news\/cop27-meet-the-lightsource-bp-delegation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lightsource bp at COP27: Meet the delegation<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lightsourcebp.com\/news\/how-solar-science-powers-future-careers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How solar science powers careers<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lightsourcebp.com\/news\/green-hydrogen-how-solar-supports-the-skeleton-key-of-decarbonisation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green hydrogen: How solar supports the \u2018skeleton key\u2019 of decarbonisation<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lightsourcebp.com\/news\/energy-solutions-for-farming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Energy solutions for farming<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lightsourcebp.com\/news\/cop27-how-solar-power-can-help-solve-the-energy-trilemma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How solar power can help solve the energy trilemma<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lightsourcebp.com\/news\/solar-farms-biodiversity-birds-and-the-bees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solar farms: Biodiversity, birds and the bees<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lightsourcebp.com\/news\/how-todays-technology-can-help-solar-bridge-the-emissions-gap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How today\u2019s technology can help solar bridge the emissions gap<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n        <\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"pt-60 pt-lg-30\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"multi-column-cards align block_acf-block-6697b147b1b75 block bg-color-orange-3-percent\">\n  <div class=\"pt-60 pt-lg-100\"><\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12\">\n                <h3 class=\"mb-35\">Related news &amp; insights<\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 mb-30\">\n  <div class=\"multi-column-cards__image-container h-300px h-lg-250px\">\n    <a 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src=\"https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/13122738\/Global-Agrvoltaics-upscaling-solar-Banner-aspect-ratio-315-195-1-1200x743.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"743\" class=\"w-100 h-100 object-fit-cover\"><\/picture>\n    <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n      <p class=\"mt-20 mb-10 font-size-paragraph-small\">13 Feb, 2026<\/p>\n    <a class=\"text-decoration-none text-decoration-sm-underline-hover\" href=\"https:\/\/sandbox.lightsourcebp.com\/uk\/news\/hett-moor-solar-farm-awarded-a-contract-in-uk-ar7-renewables-auction\/\">\n    <h5 class=\"mb-15 fg-color-navy\">Hett Moor Solar Farm awarded a contract in UK AR7 renewables auction<\/h5>\n  <\/a>\n      <p class=\"mb-15 line-height-level-6\">Lightsource bp has been awarded a Contract for Difference (CfD) for Hett Moor Solar Farm in the UK Government\u2019s latest renewables auction, AR7.<\/p>\n    <p><a 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