"DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — United Nations climate negotiators directed the world on Wednesday to transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels in a move the talks chief called historic, despite critics’ worries about loopholes.
“Humanity has finally done what is long, long, long overdue,” Wopke Hoekstra, European Union commissioner for climate action, said. After nearly 30 years of talking about carbon pollution, climate negotiators in a key document explicitly took aim at what’s trapping the heat: the burning of coal, oil and natural gas.
Within minutes of opening Wednesday’s session, COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber gaveled approval of the central document — the global stocktake that says how off-track the world is on climate and how to get back on — without asking for comments. Delegates stood and hugged each other."
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"Climate Talks End On A First-Ever Call For The World To Move Away From Fossil Fuels" (NPR)
"In a First, Nations at Climate Summit Agree to Move Away From Fossil Fuels" (New York Times)
"Countries Clinch Unprecedented Deal To Transition Away From Fossil Fuels" (Washington Post)
"Live: COP28 Deal Calls For Global Transition Away From Fossil Fuels For First Time" (BBC News)
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