‘Verge of Complete Failure’: Climate Summit Draft Drops the Mention of Fossil Fuel Phase-Out, Angering Advocates
By Angela Dewan and Laura Paddison
Climate advocates are warning the COP28 climate summit could be on the cusp of failure after a new draft of the core agreement removed a call to phase out fossil fuels, the main driver of the climate crisis.
The draft, posted Monday more than six hours later than expected, instead used watered-down language on fossil fuels in an apparent concession to oil-producing nations that opposed the measure.
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