- December 13, 2023
COP28: Nations Adopt First-Ever Climate Deal on Fossil Fuels – News18
Last Updated: December 13, 2023, 13:03 IST
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
UAE’s Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber speaks during national statements at the World Climate Action Summit during the COP28 in Dubai, Dec 1. (Reuters)
Historic COP28 deal in Dubai signals a paradigm shift with unprecedented commitment to transition away from fossil fuels
After nearly two weeks of intense negotiations in Dubai, countries on Wednesday reached a historic deal on a “transition away from fossil fuels.”
“ADOPTED: With an unprecedented reference to transitioning away from all fossil fuels, The UAE Consensus is delivering a paradigm shift that has the potential to redefine our economies,” the official page of COP28 wrote on X.
‘We have basis to make change happen’
“We have the basis to make transformational change happen,” COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber said at the UN climate summit in Dubai before the deal was adopted by consensus, prompting delegates to rise and applaud.
The oil-rich United Arab Emirates is “rightly proud” of its role in brokering the first climate accord calling for a transition away from fossil fuels, the COP28 president said. “We should be proud of our historic achievement and the United Arab Emirates, my country is rightly proud of its role in helping to move this forward,” Sultan Al Jaber told the UN climate summit in Dubai.
A draft cover decision of the Dubai climate talks released early in the morning called for a “deep, rapid and sustained” reduction in planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions in line with 1.5 degree-Celsius pathways.
