Nations rally behind renewables at COP28 climate talksUS Vice President Kamala Harris (R) speaks during the Tripling Renewable Energy and Doubling Energy Efficiency by 2030 session at the COP28 United Nations climate summit in Dubai on December 2, 2023. Fossil fuel fightBut COP28 negotiators face far tougher talks on the fate of fossil fuels over the next two weeks. "I do need more, and I'm kindly requesting all parties to come on board as soon as possible please," COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber told delegates. Nuclear optionWhile COP28 rallied behind renewables, Washington led a call by more than 20 nations to triple nuclear energy capacity by 2050. "We don't have time to waste on dangerous distractions like nuclear energy," said its North America director Jeff Ordower.
