COP28 Deal ‘Beginning of the End’ of the Fossil Fuel Era

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, December 13, 2023 – The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP28, concluded this afternoon with an unprecedented deal among nearly 200 Parties to the ... Read More

COP28 Climate Deal Marks 'Beginning of the End' for Fossil Fuels

"The COP28 agreement, while signalling the need to bring about the end of the fossil fuel era, falls short by failing to commit to a full fossil fuel phase out," Mary Robinson, former president of ... Read More

Cop28 reaches historic deal marking ‘beginning of end’ for fossil ...

As the Cop28 fossil fuels pledge was welcomed by the UN, there was deep disappointment from small island nations: ‘This process has failed us’ ... Read More

In a first, the world agrees to the 'beginning of the end' of the ...

The UN stated that the agreement “signals the ‘beginning of the end’ of the fossil fuel era by laying the ground for a swift, just and equitable transition, underpinned by deep emissions ... Read More

COP28 summit agreement hailed as 'beginning of the end' for fossil fuels

Delegates at the COP28 international climate summit on Wednesday agreed to start cutting planet-warming fossil fuel consumption in a first of its kind deal. Read More

After COP28, let’s make this the ‘beginning of the end’ of fossil ...

Whether this deal truly signals the “beginning of the end” of the fossil fuel era, as U.N. officials have said, depends entirely on what steps countries take next to scale up clean, renewable ... Read More

COP28: Is this 'the beginning of the end' for fossil fuels?

There was a standing ovation as delegates at the COP28 international climate conference agreed an historic deal that included a commitment to transition "away" from fossil fuels. Read More

COP28 delegates agree to transition away from fossil fuels

The deal doesn’t go so far as to seek a “phase-out” of fossil fuels, despite the pleas of more than 100 nations including small island states and European nations. Read More

‘The end of an era of fossil fuel consumption’: A CU prof’s take ...

The agreement marks the first time in history that a U.N. climate summit mentioned reducing the use of all fossil fuels. “It is an important step forward,” said Max Boykoff, a professor in the ... Read More

COP28 Sees ‘Beginning Of The End’ Of Fossil Fuel

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COP 28 Is a Really Big Fossil Fuel Trade Show

What was supposed to be a big deal climate treaty negotiation has morphed into an enormous trade fair. Even funnier, the focus is on fossil fuel production, which the UN treaty is supposed to curb. Read More

Does COP28 Mark the Beginning of the End for Fossil Fuels?

After three decades of climate diplomacy, it was a petroleum insider who delivered the strongest-ever call for the fossil-fuel industry to change. But as he said on Wednesday, "we are what we do ... Read More