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Nations’ plan to ‘transition’ from fossil fuels is too slow, experts say

Days of contentious wrangling in Dubai at the United Nations’ 28th annual climate summit ended December 13 with a historic agreement to “transition away” from fossil fuels and accelerate climate action over the next decade. The organization touted the agreement as a moment of global solidarity, marking “the beginning of the end” of the fossil…

COP28: Landmark deal begins a qualified end to the fossil fuel era

COP28 has concluded with an agreement on moving away from fossil fuels GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images Fossil fuels will not be “phased out”, but the world has now agreed that we must rapidly transition away from using oil, gas and coal in order to reach net zero by 2050, in a historic moment at…

The world came tantalizingly close to a deal to phase out fossil fuels

What would have been a historic deal to tackle a planetary crisis slipped out of reach at the eleventh hour. Even so, climate-vulnerable countries and environmental advocates scored some key wins with clean energy after heated climate negotiations wrapped up in the United Arab Emirates, a top oil- and gas-producing country. This was the closest…

COP28: Why are fossil fuel talks held up and why does it matter?

COP28 president Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber leading a plenary session Sean Gallup/Getty Images Hopes of a strong stance from COP28 president Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber on phasing out the production and use of fossil fuels have been dashed at the climate summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. A draft agreement on the world’s approach to…

COP28: Even if the climate summit fails, it has changed the conversation on fossil fuels

Climate protester Licypriya Kangujam took to the stage during a discussion at COP28 on 11 December Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto via Getty Image The COP28 climate summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has entered overtime with a real possibility the talks could end in failure, given how far apart countries are on the future of oil, gas…

COP28: Clash over the future of fossil fuels reaches fever pitch

Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels hit another all-time high

CO2 emissions from fossil fuels are still rising globally Jose A. Bernat Bacete/Getty Images This year’s total carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels are projected to reach 36.8 billion tonnes by the end of 2023 – another all-time high. The finding, from the annual Global Carbon Budget report, adds to the long list of alarming…