U.A.E. officials backtrack on phasing out fossil fuels

  • Hopes for fossil fuel phaseout at COP28 diminish
  • U.A.E. officials leading the talks drop the idea
  • Draft agreement called for a phase out of fossil fuels

Countries pushing for a United Nations agreement to phase out fossil fuels saw their hopes dim Monday as United Arab Emirates officials who are leading the talks dropped the idea in the final stretch of the climate conference here. The U.S., Europe and a handful of nations on the front lines of climate change went into the U.N. conference, known as COP28, pushing for an agreement that would mark a turning point in the fight against global warming. Their hopes were buoyed by a draft of the agreement circulated late last week that called for ‘a phase out of fossil fuels in line with best available science.’

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Public Companies: U.A.E. national oil company ()
Key People: Sultan Al Jaber (runs the U.A.E.’s national oil company and leading the COP28 negotiations)

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