2023-12-11 16:15:06
Germany and the EU do not agree to a draft resolution at the World Climate Summit. This is “not acceptable,” said Federal Foreign Minister Baerbock.
Germany and the European Union reject the draft resolution of the COP28 world climate summit in Dubai. Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock announced this on Monday on the sidelines of the summit. The text presented by the Emirati COP presidency was “a disappointment” and “unacceptable,” said Baerbock. The minister is leading negotiations for the EU in the important area of emissions reduction.
A new draft for the final text of the World Climate Conference in Dubai no longer provides for an exit from coal, oil and gas. The 21-page paper only talks about reducing the consumption and production of fossil fuels. Here you can read more about it. In a previous version, exit was mentioned as one of several options. Environmental organizations reacted with disappointment – as did states that are particularly threatened by the climate crisis.
EU Climate Commissioner: “Clearly inadequate”
The chief negotiator for the Marshall Islands, threatened by rising sea levels, John Silk, said his delegation did not come to Dubai “to sign our death warrant.” They would not “quietly descend into our watery graves.”
EU Climate Commissioner and chief negotiator Wopke Hoekstra also expressed disappointment. The draft submitted by the presidency of the United Arab Emirates is “clearly inadequate” and unacceptable.
The two-week negotiations are due to end tomorrow morning, but have recently stalled. As always in previous years, the conference could go into extension.
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