“Fossil fuel subsidies are paying for our own destruction,” she told the conference Friday afternoon. Asked about the new language around coal power and fossil fuel subsidies, Guilbeault acknowledged concerns about the terminology but did not criticize it. He also said Canada would agree to a joint timeline to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies, as it has promised to eliminate “inefficient” fossil fuel subsidies by 2023. U.S. climate envoy John Kerry told the conference that the U.S. supports the language around eliminating coal power and fossil fuel subsidies. Catherine Abreu, executive director of the Canadian organization Destination Zero, also denounced how the latest text, which she said was watered down with “weasel words” around the phasing out of coal power and fossil fuel subsidies.

Source: thestar November 13, 2021 01:35 UTC