Moving away from fossil fuels is a step in the right direction
Until the last few hours of “extra time” at Cop28, the assembled leaders, diplomats, campaigners, business people and academics in Dubai feared the very worst. At a time when the world has lost some momentum in the fight against climate change, as wars and economic hardship became more pressing priorities, the presidency of the United Arab Emirates – apparently, an unpromising host for the proceedings as a petrostate – seemed doomed to fail. All – including such critical partners as America, the Gulf states, China, Europe, India and even Russia – promised to “transition away” from fossil fuels “in this critical decade”: no wonder that Mr Jaber hailed his breakthrough deal as “historic”. Hence, the need for action to deliver what was envisaged at the Paris climate change summit in 2015, for which the Cop28 was a “stock-take” – an audit of actions taken, targets met and those as yet unfulfilled. The second challenge is less well-understood, and all the more disturbing for it – helping poorer nations mitigate the effects of climate change that are already upon them; and to adapt to changes that are now inevitable, given past failures to reduce CO2 and other emissions.
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