COP28 cannot agree on moving away from fossil fuels
Many countries want to decide to phase out coal, oil and gas at the World Climate Conference, but some are stubbornly resisting. The central draft resolution is therefore a form of compromise - and nothing more than a call.
The new central draft resolution of the World Climate Conference calls for a "transition" away from fossil fuels. This means that the text presented in Dubai has been sharpened up compared to the previous draft following lengthy negotiations. However, countries such as Germany did not get their way with their demand to agree a global phase-out of coal, oil and gas.
The UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai (COP28) was supposed to end on Tuesday. However, the draft resolution presented by the Emirati COP presidency on Monday was rejected by a large majority, including the EU. It only provided for a "reduction" in the extraction and use of fossil fuels. It also stated that this should be done in a "fair, orderly" manner in order to achieve greenhouse gas neutrality "by, before or around 2050".
The draft now presented also focuses on the years up to 2030, which are important for a climate-friendly transition. It calls for climate protection measures to be "accelerated" in this "crucial decade" in order to achieve global climate neutrality by 2050.
If the new text is adopted by the conference plenary, it would be the first resolution at a UN climate conference to address the future of all fossil fuels - including oil and gas as well as coal. Oil states such as Saudi Arabia in particular had vehemently opposed a resolution to move away from oil and gas.
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The COP28 delegates, despite pressures, have failed to reach a consensus on completely turning away from fossil fuels, as oil-producing nations like Saudi Arabia continue to resist. Despite some progress in the draft resolution, calling for a transition from fossil fuels, countries like Germany were disappointed as they did not secure a global phase-out of coal, oil, and gas.
Source: www.ntv.de
