Summit compromises calls for shift from fossil fuels

If adopted, the proposal would mark the first time that all fossil fuels are addressed in the 28-year history of international climate conferences. — AFP

Dubai: A draft UN climate deal calls for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, in a last-ditch bid to break a deadlock between nations seeking a phase-out from oil, gas and coal and Saudi-led crude producers.

Following all-night negotiations, the text proposed by the Emirati presidency of the COP28 summit in Dubai yesterday would, if adopted, mark the first time that all fossil fuels are addressed in the 28-year history of international climate conferences.The text calls for “transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems, in a just, orderly and equitable manner, accelerating action in this critical decade, so as to achieve net zero by 2050 in keeping with the science”.