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Nations strike deal at COP28 to transition away from fossil fuels (www.reuters.com)
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[–] Hugohase@kbin.social 17 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Personally, I am very disappointed by this weak "compromise". I did not expect a lot from this meeting in a petro-state overrun by fossil lobbyists but seeing what is now sold as big step is very disheartening.

[–] AnonStoleMyPants@sopuli.xyz 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What compromise are you talking about? Wasn't this exactly what was the goal for majority of the countries, to get coal etc phased out? The previous UAE suggested deal did not include that.

[–] Hugohase@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Weak language, lots of loopholes, no phaseout. The UAE won...

[–] AnonStoleMyPants@sopuli.xyz 1 points 11 months ago

Yeah I guess "transitioning away from fossil fuels" isn't really that strong of a wording. Alsl "just" and "orderly" can be interpreted as "what is just for the country's economy" and "not too fast".