COP28 strike deal to 'transition away' from fossil fuels
DUBAI, UAE - After a year of record-high temperatures and increasing greenhouse gas emissions, global leaders at the COP28 climate have agreed to "transition away" from fossil fuels for the first time.
The landmark first was laid out in a text designed to respond to the failure so far to meet a previous goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius from preindustrial levels.
The decision, agreed by almost 200 countries, has been hailed as marking the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era.
However, the agreed text did not call for an outright phasing out of oil, gas and coal. As a result, it leaves "a lot of room for interpretation, according to UN climate chief Simon Stiell.
Stiell warned that "loopholes leave us vulnerable to fossil fuel vested interests, which could crash our ability to protect people everywhere against rising climate impacts."
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the COP28 announcement and highlighted the need for solutions to be fair.
In a statement, Guterres said that "for the first time, the outcome recognizes the need to transition away from fossil fuels."
"The era of fossil fuels must end — and it must end with justice and equity," he said.
United Nations Climate Secretary Simon Stiell told delegates their efforts were needed to signal a hard stop to humanity's core climate problem.
"Whilst we didn't turn the page on the fossil fuel era in Dubai, this outcome is the beginning of the end."
Stiell warned delegates that what they adopted was a "climate action lifeline, not a finish line."
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