--- title: How and why COP27 failed to deliver what the world needed date: 2022-12-05T09:00:00+00:00 author: Lourdes Carmona canonical_url: "https://kentplc.com/news-insights/how-and-why-cop27-failed-to-deliver-what-the-world-needed" section: Blog --- 05 Dec 2022 Press Releases & Featured Stories, Sustainability. by Kent # How and why COP27 failed to deliver what the world needed ![Generic turquoise]() In this article from [Sustainability Magazine](https://sustainabilitymag.com/articles/how-and-why-cop27-failed-to-deliver-what-the-world-needed "https://sustainabilitymag.com/articles/how-and-why-cop27-failed-to-deliver-what-the-world-needed"), Emma Scott, our VP of Sustainability, analyses some of the key messages delivered during the COP27 and explains why the 27th United Nations climate conference did not reflect the gravity and urgency of the climate crisis. > “All in all, this COP seems to have failed to deliver what the world needed. Political instability globally will have undoubtedly played a big part. While we look to a world torn by war and struggling economies in the short term, it makes you wonder if our children will pay the biggest price in years to come.” – Emma Scott, Vice President of Sustainability at Kent Read the article here: [http://bit.ly/3FrsM7B](http://bit.ly/3FrsM7B "http://bit.ly/3frsm7b") Share this story [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fkentplc.com%2Fnews-insights%2Fhow-and-why-cop27-failed-to-deliver-what-the-world-needed) [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://kentplc.com/news-insights/how-and-why-cop27-failed-to-deliver-what-the-world-needed) [X](https://x.com/intent/tweet?url=https://kentplc.com/news-insights/how-and-why-cop27-failed-to-deliver-what-the-world-needed&text=How%20and%20why%20COP27%20failed%20to%20deliver%20what%20the%20world%20needed) Related Blogs ## You might also like [![PR Oxea web 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