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December 13, 2023

COP28 Ends with Historic Deal to Move Away from Fossil Fuels; Activists Say It's Full of Loopholes
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For the first time ever, the U.N. climate summit ended with a global
agreement to transition away from fossil fuels. The deal was announced
earlier today in Dubai as negotiations went into overtime, and hailed as
"historic" by COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber. While the agreement was
welcomed as a step forward, climate activists and nations worst hit by
the climate catastrophe warned it doesn't go nearly far enough. Anne
Rasmussen of the Alliance of Small Island States called out fellow
delegates for passing the agreement while representatives from the 39
states in her coalition were not in attendance, and noted some of the
deal's weaknesses.

Anne Rasmussen: "We have come to the conclusion that the course
correction that is needed has not been secured. We have made an
incremental advancement over business as usual, when what we really
needed is an exponential step change in our actions and support."

We'll have more on this story later in the broadcast.


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