Climate summit narrows ambition on fossil fuels, alarming greens

Climate summit narrows ambition on fossil fuels, alarming greens

The Emirati head of COP28 climate talks on Monday proposed a compromise on the future of fossil fuels, endorsing a major reduction but not calling for their phase-out, in an 11th-hour bid for consensus that outraged environmentalists who hoped for a historic turning point.With hours to go before the official end to the 13-day UN summit, COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber released a new draft agreement aimed at bringing onboard the nearly 200 countries, which include Saudi Arabia and other producers seeking to preserve their economic lifeblood. Climate summit narrows ambition on fossil fuels, alarming greens