With the dust settling on what has been hailed as a historic outcome at the COP28 climate conference, experts say much will now depend on how the shift away from fossil fuels will in reality take place, the role of developed countries in this effort and the sticky problem of inadequate climate finance on which there was little headway in Dubai.
The deal, approved by nearly 200 countries in the UAE on Wednesday, contains the first call for a transition from fossil fuels in a just, orderly and equitable manner, while accelerating action in this decade to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
