COP28: 117 countries agree to triple renewable energy, to push out fossil fuels
DUBAI – Some 117 governments pledged to triple the world’s renewable energy capacity by 2030 at the U.N.’s COP28 climate summit on Saturday, as a route to cut the share of fossil fuels in the world’s energy production.
The pledge was among a slew of COP28 announcements on Saturday aimed at decarbonizing the energy sector – source of around three-quarters of global greenhouse gas emissions – that included expanding nuclear power, cutting methane emissions, and choking off private finance for coal power.
