News / COP28: A global 'fossil fuel phase out' is watered down to 'well, it could happen'

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13/12/2023

Delegates at COP28 have finally agreed that the world “could transition away” from fossil fuels.

In scenes alarmingly reminiscent of the outcome of the IMO’s MEPC80, the terminology of “a fossil fuel phase out”, and the less objectionable “phase down”, were replaced ...

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