Climate Agreement: World Must Transition From Fossil Fuels

By Susie Madrak — December 13, 2023

Despite worries about loopholes in the agreement, United Nations climate negotiators directed the world on Wednesday to transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels in a move the talks chief called historic. Via HuffPost:

Within minutes of opening Wednesday’s session, COP28 President foss gaveled approval of the central document — the global stocktake that says how off-track the world is on climate and how it will get back on track — without asking for comments. Delegates stood and hugged each other.

“It is a plan that is led by the science,’’ al-Jaber said. “It is an enhanced, balanced, but make no mistake, a historic package to accelerate climate action. It is the UAE consensus.”

“We have language on fossil fuel in our final agreement for the first time ever,” said al-Jaber, who’s also CEO of the UAE’s oil company.

New: The world agreed to the centerpiece deal of the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, making an unprecedented call for transitioning away from fossil fuels. The Global Stocktake, however, contains many loopholes that will allow for the continued use of coal, oil and gas. 1/

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) December 13, 2023

Finally naming fossil fuels in a COP outcome is a long-overdue recognition of the industry that’s primarily responsible for the climate crisis. But governments fell short of making the urgent + time-bound commitment the world so urgently needs to confront the climate crisis. pic.twitter.com/MgUwRJeBPl

— Richard Pearshouse (@RPearshouse) December 13, 2023

Breaking news: Nearly 200 countries struck a breakthrough climate agreement Wednesday, calling for a transition away from fossil fuels in an unprecedented deal that targets the greatest contributors to the planet’s warming. https://t.co/nQqXqLUF9d

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 13, 2023

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