CHRISTIAN groups have welcomed an international agreement, the first of its kind, in Dubai, on a transition away from fossil fuels. Developing countries represented at the COP28 climate summit say that there is a lack of funding to help them to decarbonise their economies. Although this was the 28th COP, the words “fossil fuels” had never previously been included in a final-outcome agreement. Christian Aid’s senior climate adviser, Joab Okanda, said: “It is clear that the era of fossil fuels is coming to a close. We may not have driven the nail into the coffin here at COP28, but the end is coming for dirty energy.

Source: The Times December 13, 2023 18:44 UTC