Oil vs. Climate Ambitions: Inside the Tense Showdown at COP28
By Bilal Bhutto
IEA analysis shows in its report that these pledges will bridge only 30% of the gap by 2030, and a decline in global fossil fuel use is required to keep to the 1.5C target.
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Spanish ecology transition minister, Teresa Ribera commented. “We need results which guarantee climate security and science is clear on the data: no more than 1.5C.”
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“One thing to always be remembered is that we cannot negotiate with nature. The COP presidency cannot create results on their own; all parties need to engage,” said Dan Jorgensen, the Minister of Denmark.
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the COP President, Al Jaber, said. “his job is to support the process and one thing I have repeatedly said is that phasing down fossil fuel is inevitable, essential, and a decline in fossil fuel is going to happen.”
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The rise in emissions still increases but must fall by almost 2030.
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More than 100 countries supporting the final decision at COP28 call for a phase-out of fossil fuels.