The U.N. Climate summit COP 27 was held in November 2022 in Egypt. Research about the COP27 climate
summit and the key decisions taken during the summit. Write a research paper answering the following
points using the format shown below the bulleit points.
• What is COP 27? Who participated in it? Why is it important?
• What are the key decisions taken during the summit?
• What are the obligations of the developed (G7) countries as per the decisions?
• How do the decisions relate to the Paris Agreement?
• How would the above decisions affect small and medium-sized businesses in the United States?
How might it affect operations?
• How would the above decisions affect the consumers in the United States?
• In personal scale, what can you (general public) do to mitigate climate change?
You may refer various sources, including but not limited to Official websites, Academic journals, Media
reports, and Books. When researching on the topic, priority should be given to the official documentation
than media reports and articles. Be sure to cite all the resources you refer. Do not copy and paste from
the sources you refer, except for definitions or noteworthy statements. If your research paper includes
more than 30% of copied content, it will receive 0 grade.
You are required to present your work in the format given below.
Section 1-Introduction
The Introduction includes the following information:
• The objectives and scope of the research
• A description of the structure of the report that allows the reader to know what to expect
• Do not discuss the findings of the literature review here
Section 2-Literature Review
This section should include followings:
• Brief history of the topic. (Do not discuss things not related to the topic, such as how to prevent
coronavirus, the status of finding a cure, etc.)
• Different approaches for similar situations in the past.
• Recent developments in the field. Give examples related to the topic. Cite your sources.
Section 3-Discussion
This section should include followings:
• Discuss whether the statement is correct or not based on the literature review
• Discuss how past approaches can be used for current situation. Discuss what and how much is different
from past similar scenarios.
• Discuss the current course of action, its effects, and any evidence to support it
• Proposed actions and how it might affect the future results
Section 4: Conclusions & Recommendations
The Conclusions and Recommendations section closes the report. The information included in this section is:
• A summary of the problem and the objective of the investigation
• A brief description of proposed actions
• Offer closing remarks including the limitations of the research
References
This section includes professional citations of books, articles, websites, etc. that were used during the
investigation. References should be numbered. References should be cited in the report.
Appendixes
The appendix starts in a different page. The appendix might include:
• Tables
• Charts that support decision making
• Any other information that support the report.
All information included in the appendix section needs to be referenced in the report. Each appendix should have a
title and an appendix number.