Observers see OPEC 'panicking' as COP28 climate talks focus on possible fossil fuel phase-out
Saturday, 9 December 2023 The oil industry is starting to sweat as United Nations climate talks heat up and threaten to plug fossil fuel-belching wells for good, veteran negotiation observers say. A reported letter from OPEC's leader pleading with the oil cartel's member countries to block any language in an agreement at climate talks that would phase out or phase down fossil fuels hit negotiations like a thunderclap. Host and fellow petrostate United Arab Emirates is trying to tamp down its reverberations in a process where one or two key nations can block everything.
COP28 Funders , Pledge $2.1 Billion , to Reducing Climate Impacts.
ABC reports that foundations and other funders vowed to
step up their contributions to combating climate impacts,
with a focus on agriculture and vulnerable communities.
The promise comes in the wrap-up
of the United Nations...
There was a standing ovation after COP28 President Sultan al Jaber announced a new climate agreement had been reached.
More than 100 countries supported the idea of “phasing out” fossil fuels...
Hopes for finishing a critical climate summit on time were fading early Tuesday as countries were still far apart on key issues, including an agreement on what to do about the fossil fuels that are..
Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:30Published
"At COP28 in Dubai, 12-year-old Indian activist Licypriya Kangujam seized attention, disrupting the event with a plea to 'End fossil fuels. Save our planet and our future.' Despite restrictions on..
Saturday, 9 December 2023
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