The Beginning Of The End For Fossil Fuels Can Start In Colombia

It is high time for the world to address the root cause of climate change – fossil fuels - and how to phase them out. In the ...
Center for Biological Diversity

COP30 Establishes Landmark Just Transition Plan, Flames Out on Fossil Fuel Phaseout

BELÉM, Brazil— The United Nations climate summit ended in Belém today with the establishment of a first-ever just transition mechanism for workers, Indigenous peoples and frontline communities ...
CounterPunch

COP30 Was Underwhelming, But a Path Away From Fossil Fuels Still Exists

It appeared to be a grim déjà vu when the final gavel dropped in Belem, Brazil and the COP30 text once again avoided naming fossil fuels. But this apparent diplomatic failure obscured something more ...
Democracy Now

Climate Deal Excludes Fossil Fuel Phaseout as Wealthy Nations Place Burden “On the Backs of the Poor”

Global negotiations at the annual U.N. climate summit ended Saturday in Belém, Brazil, with a watered-down agreement that does not even mention fossil fuels, let alone offer a roadmap to phase out ...
Democracy Now

COP30’s Three F-Words: Failure on Fossil Fuels

The United Nations’ COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, known as “the Amazon COP,” wrapped on November 22nd. Powerful petrostates and large polluting nations succeeded in blocking inclusion of a ...
Mongabay

Saving forests won’t be enough if fossil fuels beneath them are still extracted, experts warn

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new analysis finds that tropical forests in 68 countries sit atop fossil fuel deposits that, if extracted, would emit 317 billion metric tons of ...
NPR

At COP30, nations agree on adaptation funding but remain split on fossil fuel roadmap

Global climate talks in Brazil wrapped up with a deal to increase funding for countries hit by warming but no plan to phase out fossil fuels. Climate negotiations at the United Nations COP30 ...
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Germany unveils climate plan to cut emissions and fossil fuels

Germany set out plans on Wednesday to help it meet 2030 climate targets and reduce its dependence on volatile fossil fuel ...
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Fossil fuel phaseout becomes COP30’s biggest talking point. But, will it ever happen?

The transition away from fossil fuels is rapidly becoming a flashpoint of COP30, as heated negotiations near their final hour. Despite increasing investment in the clean energy sector, experts warn ...
The Conversation

Nigeria and South Africa plan to boost fossil fuel production, risking their climate change pledges

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
Mongabay

Brazil aims for alternative route to fossil fuel road map after COP30 failure

Brazil will collaborate with the Colombian and Dutch delegations to develop the road map outside the formal U.N. process, with the goal of bringing it back for discussion at COP31. Experts say the ...