The 28th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), hosted by oil exporter United Arab Emirates (UAE), adopted the idea of “transitioning away from fossil fuel” in the final decision text, marking the first instance of such a decision in the three decades of COP’s existence.
This agreement, reached during the hottest year in recorded history, was finalised on Wednesday after two weeks of intense debate at the UN climate summit in Dubai.
“Through the night and the early hours of morning, we worked collectively for consensus,” said Sultan al-Jaber, president of COP28 and chief executive officer of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.
