Listen to reflections from Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, by Hannah Jo King, on finding hope and signs of change: both birthing and dying during the COP27.

Hannah Jo is a PhD student studying Environmental Justice at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Follow more of their reporting from COP27 via Twitter @hannahjo51.

They participated as an official observer, representing the University of Minnesota, during the second week of the conference. The University of Minnesota holds observer status with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), as part of the Research and Independent Non-Governmental Organizations (RINGO) constituency.