Coverage dated December 3, 2023 to December 10, 2023

Draft COP28 Text Includes Fossil Fuel Phase Out

Headline from Voice of America, from the development of Dec 5, 2023

Newest development Dec 11, 2023 · 3 reportsCOP28 final draft removes mention of fossil fuel phaseout, sparking backlash

Fossil fuel phase-out among options on COP28 table

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Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

Dec 4, 2023
COP28 President: There Is ‘No Science’ Behind Calls for Fossil Fuel Phase-Out
Headline from Oil Price ·
Dec 5, 2023Names this update
Draft COP28 Text Includes Fossil Fuel Phase Out
Headline from Voice of America ·
Dec 11, 2023Newest
COP28 final draft removes mention of fossil fuel phaseout, sparking backlash
Headline from UPI ·

2 reports not tied to one development ·

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16 articles, oldest first.

Oil Price
COP28 President: There Is ‘No Science’ Behind Calls for Fossil Fuel Phase-Out (opens Oil Price)
Published Dec 3, 2023
Oil Price's feed description
According to Sultan Al Jaber, the president of COP28, there is “no science” that says the phase-out of fossil fuels will achieve climate targets.
Carbon Brief
COP28 president says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels (opens Carbon Brief)
Published Dec 3, 2023
Carbon Brief's feed description
Sultan Al Jaber, has incorrectly claimed there is “no science” indicating that a phase-out of fossil fuels is needed to restrict global heating to 1.5C
The Guardian
Cop28 president says ‘no science for fossil fuel phase-out’ claim was misinterpreted (opens The Guardian)
Published Dec 3, 2023
The Guardian's feed description
Sultan Al Jaber, who is state oil CEO, had also said phase-out of fossil fuels would take world ‘back into caves’
The Guardian
Al Jaber says comments claiming there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels were ‘misinterpreted’ – Cop28 live (opens The Guardian)
Published Dec 3, 2023
The Guardian's feed description
Cop28 president and oil chief says phase-down and phase-out of fossil fuels is essential and says his comments were misrepresented
Voice of America
Draft COP28 Text Includes Fossil Fuel Phase Out (opens Voice of America)
Published Dec 4, 2023
Voice of America's feed description
Fossil fuel phase-out among options on COP28 table
Forbes
COP28: Phasedown Or Phaseout, Fossil Fuels Must Be Addressed (opens Forbes)
Published Dec 4, 2023
Forbes's feed description
With seven years of current operations left under the global carbon budget, use of fossil fuels must be addressed by global leaders.
Carbon Brief
Q&A: Why defining the ‘phaseout’ of ‘unabated’ fossil fuels is so important at COP28 (opens Carbon Brief)
Published Dec 4, 2023
Carbon Brief's feed description
The future of fossil fuels – and whether to agree to phase them “down” or “out” –...
CNN
What is fossil fuel phase-out? The outcome of COP28 could hinge on these small words (opens CNN)
Published Dec 5, 2023
CNN's feed description
The thorniest issue at the global climate summit in Dubai is clear: Fossil fuels. More precisely, the role they should play in our rapidly warming future.
The World from PRX
COP28: The push to phase out fossil fuels (opens The World from PRX)
Published Dec 6, 2023
The World from PRX's feed description
As global leaders meet at the UN climate conference this week in Dubai, El Hierro, a tiny island in the Canaries, is halfway to the UN goal of ditching fossil fuels. But finding just the right renewable energy mix is proving tough.
Oil Price
COP28 Draft Text Highlights Division Over a Fossil Fuel Phase-Out (opens Oil Price)
Published Dec 7, 2023
Oil Price's feed description
The latest version of the COP28 draft text published by the UN shows that the phase-out of fossil fuels remains a contentious issue.
Al Jazeera
OPEC rallies members against fossil fuels phase out at COP 28 (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Dec 7, 2023
Al Jazeera's feed description
Climate campaigners welcome draft COP agreement that includes options for the phase out of fossil fuels.
UPI
COP28 final draft removes mention of fossil fuel phaseout, sparking backlash (opens UPI)
Published Dec 10, 2023
UPI's feed description
The final draft of the COP28 global climate summit agreement was released on Monday evening, drawing criticism from numerous stakeholders for dropping specific language around a phaseout of fossil
Forbes
COP28 Agreement Omits Fossil Fuel Phaseout After Calls From Oil-Rich Host Region (opens Forbes)
Published Dec 10, 2023
Forbes's feed description
Several petrostates have been pushing for climate talks to focus on limiting emissions that are spread into the atmosphere rather than the burning of fossil fuels.
Deutsche Welle
COP28 draft deal fails to include fossil fuel 'phaseout' – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)
Published Dec 10, 2023
Deutsche Welle's feed description
The UAE has presented a watered-down draft deal that merely called for reducing fossil fuel consumption. A coalition of over 100 countries had wanted a complete phaseout.
Al Jazeera
COP28 draft deal slammed for dropping call to phase out fossil fuels (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Dec 10, 2023
Al Jazeera's feed description
Oil-rich countries have pushed back against proposed language that underscores need to move away from fossil fuels.
Washington Examiner
COP28 draft text stops short of calling for phaseout of fossil fuels (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Dec 10, 2023
Washington Examiner's feed description
The United Nations climate conference published a draft agreement on Monday that stopped short of calling on countries to phase out their use of fossil fuels, sparking criticism from environmentalists.