Countries' planned fossil fuel expansion would push the world beyond the 1.5C limit. "Governments' plans to expand fossil fuel production are undermining the energy transition needed to achieve net-zero emissions, throwing humanity's future into question," said Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director. "COP28 must send a clear signal that the fossil fuel age is out of gas –- that its end is inevitable," he said. Fossil fuels and the emissions they cause are expected to dominate climate talks in oil-rich UAE from November 30 to December 12. "World leaders can no longer look away from the undeniable truth: to meet the Paris temperature goal we need a managed and equitable phase-out of fossil fuel production," said Alex Rafalowicz, of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative, which has been spearheaded by vulnerable island nations.

Source: Daily Nation November 08, 2023 14:07 UTC