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                  Global Edition - Today's top story: Hard-fought COP28 
agreement suggests the days of fossil fuels are numbered – but climate 
catastrophe is not yet averted View in browser
                   Global Edition | 15 December 2023







                  Agreeing to a final text to wrap up COP28 proved to be a 
tough job for the climate summit president Sultan al-Jaber. But, in the end, 
he did it. Inevitably, the result sparked markedly different reactions. Some 
hailed the summit as ‘historic’ because everyone signed up to transitioning 
away from fossil fuels in an attempt to reach global net zero emissions by 
2050. Others lambasted the final agreement for being weak because it failed 
to commit countries to the tougher job of phasing out fossil fuels 
altogether.

                  Matt McDonald assesses whether the commitments are enough 
as climate change gathers pace while Alaa Al Khourdajie, Chris Bataille and 
Lars J Nilsson explain how COP28 missed the chance to set a firm, 
scientifically-backed benchmark for future fossil fuel use. Looking at the 
conference through an African lens, Bamidele Olajide writes that the 
continent gained a great deal from taking a strong position in several 
negotiations.

                          Caroline Southey

                        Founding Editor



                  Hard-fought COP28 agreement suggests the days of fossil 
fuels are numbered – but climate catastrophe is not yet averted
                  Matt McDonald, The University of Queensland

                  Yes, there was some progress at COP28. But the 
international community is not taking this enormous climate challenge as 
seriously as it should.


                  The COP28 climate agreement is a step backwards on fossil 
fuels
                  Alaa Al Khourdajie, Imperial College London; Chris 
Bataille, Columbia University; Lars J Nilsson, Lund University

                  The distinction between ‘abated’ and ‘unabated’ fossil 
fuels is crucial, yet remains ambiguous.


                  African countries at COP28: several big wins and a united 
voice
                  Bamidele Olajide, University of Lagos

                  COP28 was Africa’s ‘most vocal COP ever’. African leaders’ 
assertiveness paid off with new climate finance deals being struck.


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