Dozens of countries demand fossil fuel phase-out in final Cop27 decision

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Dozens of countries have demanded that the final Cop27 pact should put the world on a path to phasing out all fossil fuels as negotiations went down to the wire on Saturday, The latest draft agreement from the Sharm el-Sheikh summit has failed once again to include a call to wind down fossil fuel use, the primary cause of the global climate crisis. “We must emerge from Cop27 with a package of outcomes that keeps 1.5C alive and protects the world’s vulnerable,” said Tina Stege, the Marshall Islands climate envoy said. Marshall Islands’ Climate envoy Tina Stege, centre, speaks during a news conference at Cop27 in Sharm el-Sheikh on Saturday “We don’t resign ourselves to not achieving what we need to achieve otherwise we will be telling the world that there’s nothing we can do anymore.” Earlier this week, India, supported by other countries and the European Union, proposed a statement on “phasing down” all fossil fuels in the Cop27 “cover text” – which functions as the world’s collective vision on progressing the climate fight and must be signed off by all parties. “The fossil fuel industry and the elites in their pocket rallied to take over Cop27,” said Catherine Abreu, founder and director of Destination Zero, which campaigns for a move away from fossil fuels.