Just under €1 trillion one trillion a year will be needed to keep the planet from warming further.
A report by a group at COP27 shows that figure is expected to grow over the next decade.
The Taoiseach Micheal Martin may have left Egypt - but nothing has been agreed at COP27 yet.
A report today by a group on climate finance shows €1 trillion a year is needed to cut emissions, restore nature, and help build climate defences.
By 2030 - that figure will more than double to €2.4 trillion a year.
For the first time ever the idea of climate compensation is on the agenda at COP - with rich countries - the biggest emitters of carbon urged to fund repairs and defences in poorer countries hit with the brunt of climate disasters.