2023-12-14 00:20:40
The agreement was adopted by consensus in Dubai, with no voice raised against it among the approximately 200 nations represented in the plenary session, before the gavel ratified its adoption.
Long applause greeted the adoption of this text which, for the first time in the history of United Nations climate conferences, mentions all fossil fuels, largely responsible for climate change.
After three decades of procrastination around the main cause of global warming, the UN climate negotiations, meeting at COP28 in Dubai, called on the world to “make a transition away from fossil fuels”.
The 28th paragraph, out of 196, calls for “transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems, in a fair, orderly and equitable manner, accelerating action in this crucial decade, in order to achieve carbon neutrality in 2050 in accordance with to scientific recommendations”Image: Sebastian Rau/photothek/picture alliance
Disappointment of island countries
The adopted text is an imperfect compromise, however, noted many delegates and NGOs.
We can read multiple calls related to energy: triple renewable energy capacities and double the rate of improvement in energy efficiency by 2030.
This historic agreement was welcomed by the Emirati presidency of the conference, the United States, the European Union, France, Spain and the Netherlands, the Arab countries, South Africa and, to a lesser extent extent, Australia.
A general relief which contrasts with the disappointment of island countries threatened by rising oceans and who wanted a stronger decision against fossil fuels.
Many NGOs and experts have expressed reservations, but emphasize the importance of having broken the fossil taboo in a COPImage: Peter Dejong/AP Photo/picture alliance
2023, the hottest year on record
Brazil urged rich countries to provide “the necessary means” to developing nations so that they too can install solar power plants, go electric and ensure their economic growth.
Many NGOs and experts, analyzing the diplomatic subtleties of the text, have expressed reservations. But they underline the importance of having broken the fossil taboo in a COP.
This agreement, which comes eight years after that of Paris on the climate, is adopted at the end of a year 2023 which will be the hottest on record.
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