The World Climate Conference (COP28) in Dubai ended with the adoption of a compromise text that provides for a gradual phase-out
of fossil fuels but does not set specific deadlines, amid opinions that no significant breakthrough has been achieved.
Countries participating in the World Climate Conference
Conference, approved a compromise text calling for a gradual phase-out of
fossil fuels in order to avoid
to avoid the worst effects of climate change. The COP28 presiding officer, Sultan al-Jaber, called this document a "historic decision," but according to representatives of a number of countries and organizations, a major breakthrough has not been made.
This was reported by
UNN with reference to Rai News and Die Zeit.
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In the agreement
the international community agreed to phase out fossil energy sources such as
such as coal, oil and gas. According to media reports, while searching for a difficult
compromise between the parties that are most in favor of a gradual phase-out of
fossil fuels (the EU, representatives of small islands and many Latin American countries), and the countries producing
and the producing countries clinging to their economic model,
Sultan Al Jaber tried a new approach. He noted the "rejection of
fossil fuels in energy systems" without specifying a date.
Our final agreement is the first time in history that we have a fossil fuel clause
He called it "historic".
The solution found
also caused some criticism. For example, the international aid organization World Vision
aid organization World Vision emphasizedthat the final
declaration leaves many loopholes open. They only talk about the transition to
the use of oil, coal and gas by 2050, but the participating countries failed to agree on a clear
to agree on a clear way out.
The fact that the exit
proposed by the EU countries was not fully included in the final text, they say
in Germany, although representatives of the German government welcomed the agreement in Dubai.
This text is only the beginning for us as the European Union, as Germany
Joav Okanda
senior climate advisor at the humanitarian project Christian Aid, said that although it was not possible to "put the nail in the
coffin" was not possible, "dirty energy is coming to an end."
However, according to
Okande, there is a "gaping hole" in the money needed to actually fund
the transition from dirty to clean energy in developing countries, which
means that the transition will be slower than necessary.
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry
John Kerry expressed his satisfaction and gratitude with the
the decision of the World Climate Conference to divest from coal, oil and
gas - even if his government would have liked a clearer wording in the final
text. But given the various
challenges around the world, nearly
200 states came together in the spirit of multilateralism and tried to define the common
common good.
This is the hardest thing about diplomacy. This is the hardest thing about politics
To recap
As UNN previously
UNN previously reported, COP28 participants disagreed on the wording of the
from fossil fuels in the final statement.