In this section, we publish the comments of EESC members on issues that are at the forefront of public debate and foremost in people's  mind. This time we put a question to three members of the EESC delegation to the COP 27 summit on climate change, which took place in Egypt on 6-18 November 2022. Sandra Parthie, Isabel Cano Aguilar and Neža Repanšek answered the question: Did COP 27 in Egypt meet your expectations with regard to fighting global heating and saving the planet? In your opinion, are such major events uplifting or disappointing? What image of COP 27 has stayed most in your memory? (ehp)