Reaching landmark climate agreement: Focus on fossil fuels – Altinget

On Wednesday morning, the COP28 climate meeting finally reached an agreement.

– Together we have put the world in the right direction. We have developed a strong plan to keep the 1.5 degree goal alive, a plan based on science, said the meeting’s chairman, Sultan Al-Jabi, according to what was reported by the Middle East News Agency. today’s news.

The negotiations were difficult, with proponents of more precise language stressing the importance of clearly emphasizing the fact that the world needs to phase out fossil fuels quickly. At the same time, others did not want to prevent developing countries from taking advantage of the energy gap.

In the end, nearly 200 countries at the UN climate talks reached an agreement at noon local time in Dubai.

A number of global efforts have been highlighted

For the first time in an international climate agreement, fossil fuels are in the spotlight with parties now being asked to move away from fossil fuels, according to the wording:

“Transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems, in a fair, orderly and equitable way, and accelerating action in this critical decade, to achieve net zero by 2050 in line with science.”

Writing Included in the package Parties are invited to contribute jointly to a number of specific global efforts. Including tripling renewable capacity and annual energy efficiency rate by 2030.

The European delegation is celebrating the result, which means, among other things, that pressure is also growing globally to make the trip that EU lawmakers have already approved.