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Agri-finance in focus at first “food COP” in Egypt next week

WORLD leaders will next week descend on the Egyptian city of Sharm El-Sheikh to discuss the global effort to fight climate change, with the financial sector being a particular focus.

Many have labelled this year’s Conference of Parties (COP) as the “boring COP” after the equivalent event in Glasgow last year, COP26, saw Australia form its target to have net zero emissions by 2050 and the threat of a “meat tax” in the United Kingdom.

Others have labelled this year’s event the first “food COP” with a “sustainable plate of food up for debate”.

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