Dubai \u2013 The COP28 UN Climate Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, ended on Wednesday (13) with a final document in favor of an energy \u201ctransition\u201d to allow the phaseout of fossil fuels. This transition should be accelerated \u201cin this critical decade,\u201d says the final text. The goal is ending net emissions by 2050 in line with the objectives set in the 2015 Paris Agreement. The COP28\u2019s final declaration replaced the term \u201celiminating\u201d fossil fuels, though.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have the basis to make transformational change,\u201d said COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber (pictured<\/em>), drawing applauses. The countries ran past a deadline to finish the deal.<\/p>\n Eight years after the Paris Agreement, the international community says that a preparation is required to abandon the energy sources that allowed the largest economic growth in history.<\/p>\n Reasons for optimism<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe era of fossil fuels must end \u2013 and it must end with justice and equity,\u201d said UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres. The fiercely negotiated text ask the parties to contribute to a list of climate actions, \u201cbased on their national sustained circumstances.\u201d The document calls for \u201ctripling renewable energy capacity\u201d and \u201cdoubling energy efficiency\u201d by 2030. The transition should occur \u201cin a just, orderly and equitable manner.\u201d<\/p>\n Nearly 80% of the greenhouse gas emissions are caused by oil, gas, and coal. But these fuels also account for 80% of the energy the planet consumes daily. The target is 2050, but the term \u201ctransition away\u201d doesn\u2019t make it clear if the countries should have completely abandoned the fossil energy sources by then.<\/p>\n Dissenting voices<\/strong><\/p>\n The atmosphere in the convention center in Dubai was one of tiredness and satisfaction at the end of the summit, but dissenting voices still attended.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is fundamental that developed countries take the lead in transitioning away from fossil fuels and ensure the necessary means for developing countries,\u201d said Brazil\u2019s Environment and Climate Change Minister Marina Silva, an appeal that was supported by China.<\/p>\n The text represents a \u201cstep forward but far more action is needed,\u201d said the Alliance of Small Island States, which are threatened by the sea level rise.<\/p>\n COP28, which was attended by over 80,000 delegates in its 13 days, started with good news on November 30, when countries approved following a one-year negotiation the loss and damage fund to support the countries most affected by climate change.<\/p>\n Despite all promises, the world has increased its greenhouse gas emissions. Scientists alert that by 2030 the reduction pledges agreed upon in Dubai will account for just one third of the sacrifice needed. The planet has experienced in 2023 its hottest year ever recorded, researchers say.<\/p>\n *With information from AFP \u2013 reproduction prohibited<\/strong><\/p>\n Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" First draft text had asked for \u201celiminating\u201d fossil fuels, a term that wasn\u2019t adopted after negotiations that overran the deadline of the Dubai-held summit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2316,"featured_media":357668,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46555,46549,106,103],"tags":[13750,9543,232,36622,45364,9621,46978,46833,5159,3776,45335,44119,46979,3777],"class_list":{"0":"post-359119","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-diplomacy","8":"category-energy","9":"category-foreign-affairs","10":"category-sustainability","11":"tag-antonio-guterres-en","12":"tag-brasil-en","13":"tag-brazil","14":"tag-cop28-en","15":"tag-countries","16":"tag-dubai-en","17":"tag-eliminating","18":"tag-fossil-fuels","19":"tag-marina-silva","20":"tag-nacoes-unidas","21":"tag-paises","22":"tag-sultan-ahmed-al-jaber-en","23":"tag-transition","24":"tag-united-nations"},"wps_subtitle":"First draft text had asked for \u201celiminating\u201d fossil fuels, a term that wasn\u2019t adopted after negotiations that overran the deadline of the Dubai-held summit.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2316"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=359119"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359119\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/357668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=359119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=359119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=359119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}