At COP28 in Dubai, more than 80 countries are pushing for a broader pact to phase out all CO2-emitting fossil fuels. Opposition to a full fossil fuel phase out, diplomats say, is led by Russia, Saudi Arabia and China, which is the world’s biggest carbon emitter. “To tell Uganda to stop fossil fuels is really, really an insult. “First in, first out — and we will be happy to be the last one to exit from fossil fuels,” she said. The U.N.’s climate science panel — the IPCC –- has said steep fossil fuel cuts are needed to avert more severe climate change.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald December 06, 2023 13:37 UTC