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December 12, 2023

Activists Slam COP28 Draft Agreement That Omits Phaseout of Fossil Fuels
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In Dubai, frustration is mounting as a draft agreement for the U.N.'s
COP28 climate summit so far omits the phasing out of fossil fuels,
drawing widespread criticism from climate activists who've denounced the
draft text as a death warrant for the planet. The document released
Monday instead calls for "reducing both consumption and production of
fossil fuels." Environmentalist and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore
said on social media, "COP28 is now on the verge of complete failure."
Meanwhile, a peaceful action broke out Monday as several activists
gathered outside a meeting room in Dubai's Expo City where COP28
President Sultan Al Jaber was expected to hold a news conference.
Protesters held hands and formed a line demanding a fossil fuel
phaseout. This is Emma Buretta, a 17-year-old climate activist from the
U.S.

Emma Buretta: "If we don't get a phaseout in the text at this COP, then
there's a very high chance that we are going to exceed 1.5 degrees of
warming, which will ensure a completely unlivable future for youth like
me, for marginalized people, for Indigenous people, for people of color
and for everyone."



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