Tag:Fossil fuel phase-out

Climate Change

COP28: A step in the right direction

The final agreement of the Dubai climate summit that mentions for the first time a transition “away from fossil fuels” is considered a step...

Michael Simire - December 20, 2023

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‘Phase out, the beginning of change’ – African civil society reacts to COP28 consensus

The 28th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that held for two...

Michael Simire - December 14, 2023

Climate Change

COP28 agreement signals ‘beginning of the end’ of fossil fuel era

The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) closed on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, with an agreement that signals the “beginning of the end” of...

Michael Simire - December 13, 2023

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Climate experts knock COP28 draft for ‘weak wording’ on fossil fuel phase-out

A new draft for the final text of the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai no longer includes a phase-out of coal, oil and...

Michael Simire - December 11, 2023

Climate Change

COP28 calls for commitment to fossil fuel phaseout, climate finance intensify

As COP28 nears its end in Dubai, United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Gueterres, has emphasised the need for the Global Stock Take to offer...

Michael Simire - December 11, 2023

Climate Change

Why COP28 must answer the call for a fossil fuel phase out – Greenpeace

As COP28 resumes for a second week, negotiators will be faced with answering the call for a commitment to a Fossil Fuel Phase Out...

Michael Simire - December 11, 2023

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Concern over COP28 fossil fuel phase-out imbroglio

Observers on the ground at COP28 in Dubai are alleging that the richest oil and gas exporting nations, being led by the U.S., are...

Michael Simire - December 10, 2023

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Campaigners kick as OPEC rallies against fossil fuels phase out at COP28

The head of OPEC has urged members to reject any COP28 agreement that “targets” fossil fuels, highlighting deep divisions as the UN climate conference in Dubai...

Michael Simire - December 8, 2023

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