200 countries agree to start a transition to leave fossil fuels behind
- This is the first time that the decision to leave fossil fuels behind at such a summit has been discussed, but the deadlines and objectives remain in the air. The countries of the Global South remain the worst hit by the climate crisis, according to El Salto.
The United Nations Conference on Climate Change 2023 (COP28) has decided to begin a transition to leave fossil fuels behind after two weeks of negotiation. 200 countries have agreed to leave fossil fuels “progressively” and launch the “transition”. Thus, it has set itself the goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, as reported by Summit President Al-Jaber and United Arab Emirates Minister of Industry. They have not set different deadlines or objectives, and El Salto has stressed that the countries of the Global South will continue to be the hardest hit by the climate crisis.
However, the text of the Global Balance Sheet on the Paris Agreement has provoked an anger in this process, especially in the section on energy: fossil fuels account for 80% of energy consumption and are the main causes of the climate emergency. Some countries are opposed to leaving fossil fuels behind. The Greenpeace delegation in the United Arab Emirates has stated that “first of all it is urgent to stop all plans for the spread of fossil extractions that today push us above 1.5°C,” El Salto said.
They have had to negotiate a great deal to reach an agreement and al-Jaber has underlined the “hard” work of the 200 countries in the negotiations. He adds that it has been a “historic and unprecedented achievement”, as the COP28 has never reached an agreement on fossil fuels: “We have to be proud of historic success and United Arab Emirates is proud of our role in achieving it.”
Compensation
The Salto states that the signed agreement does not guarantee that the countries of the global South can access resources for the transition to renewable energies or resources to solve other needs. Therefore EE.UU. It has pledged to donate $20 million, as the compensation that these countries have is very limited.
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