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Conference of the Parties (COP 28): A step in the right direction (By Landry Ninteretse)


Conference of the Parties (COP 28): A step in the right direction (By Landry Ninteretse)

December 29, 2023 at 5:49 AM

World leaders have finally agreed that the world must abandon fossil fuels to avoid catastrophic climate change, after 30 years of intense and painful negotiations. This concession was obtained in the face of the outcry caused by the previous draft (https://apo-opa.co/3RNMWyY) which did not explicitly recognise the need to move away from fossil fuels. The Global Stocktake, although hailed by some as 'historic', does not however evoke a clear "exit" from oil, gas and coal, that the global climate movement has been demanding for decades.

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