Energy Transition

Historic deal or fossil fuels appeasement? Verdicts split over COP28's 'UAE Consensus'

Climate talks in Dubai end with agreement that includes call to 'transition away' from fossil fuels and triple renewables, but critics says outcome 'desperately inadequate'

COP28 President and Adnoc chief executive Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber attends a plenary meeting, after a draft of a negotiation deal was released, at the climate change conference in Dubai.
COP28 President and Adnoc chief executive Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber attends a plenary meeting, after a draft of a negotiation deal was released, at the climate change conference in Dubai.Photo: REUTERS/SCANPIX
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Published 13 December 2023, 09:56Updated 13 December 2023, 10:13