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BBC: COP28: UN climate talks in jeopardy in fossil fuel backlash
COP28: UN climate talks in jeopardy in fossil fuel backlash11th December 2023, 02:16 EST
By Georgina Rannard
Climate reporter at COP28, Dubai
The UN climate talks in Dubai could be in jeopardy after some nations reacted furiously to a draft deal on fossil fuels they call "weak".
The draft removed language included in a previous text suggesting that fossil fuels could be "phased out”.
All 198 countries at the summit must agree or there is no deal.
Humans burning fossil fuels is driving global warming, risking millions of lives, but governments have never agreed how or when to stop using them.
A representative for the European Union called the draft "unacceptable" and said the bloc could walk away.
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By Georgina Rannard
Climate reporter at COP28, Dubai
The UN climate talks in Dubai could be in jeopardy after some nations reacted furiously to a draft deal on fossil fuels they call "weak".
The draft removed language included in a previous text suggesting that fossil fuels could be "phased out”.
All 198 countries at the summit must agree or there is no deal.
Humans burning fossil fuels is driving global warming, risking millions of lives, but governments have never agreed how or when to stop using them.
A representative for the European Union called the draft "unacceptable" and said the bloc could walk away.
…
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