A phase out of “unabated” coal and “an orderly and just” phase out of fossil fuels are among the range of options mentioned in a new draft text of Global Stocktake, the first periodic review of the collective global efforts to restrict temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, released on Tuesday. The Global Stocktake (GST) text released by the negotiators is considered as the most crucial document of theCOP28 and is set to be finalised at the end of the ongoing two-week long annual climate conference here.
