Paul Lowry
The phrasing of the conference's final document, which addressed countries' intentions to stop using fossil fuels, was the main topic of intense dispute among attendees. The developed world's states most susceptible to climate change advocated for "complete divestment from fossil fuels". The "gradual reduction" or "lower consumption and production" of fossil fuels was suggested by nations that produce coal, gas, and oil.
Consequently, compromise language regarding the intended "transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems" by 2050 is included in the final draft.
It continues by listing several strategies to accomplish this shift and lower greenhouse gas emissions: boosting absorption of emissions through natural ecosystems, capture and landfill technologies, low-carbon hydrogen utilization, nuclear power development, and even the use of "transition fuels" (natural gas, mainly, as a less climate-damaging fossil fuel).
The conference's conclusion was hailed by many experts as significant because, for the first time in the history of climate negotiations, it addressed fossil fuels and the necessity to abandon an economic model reliant on them.
source: reuters.com
Consequently, compromise language regarding the intended "transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems" by 2050 is included in the final draft.
It continues by listing several strategies to accomplish this shift and lower greenhouse gas emissions: boosting absorption of emissions through natural ecosystems, capture and landfill technologies, low-carbon hydrogen utilization, nuclear power development, and even the use of "transition fuels" (natural gas, mainly, as a less climate-damaging fossil fuel).
The conference's conclusion was hailed by many experts as significant because, for the first time in the history of climate negotiations, it addressed fossil fuels and the necessity to abandon an economic model reliant on them.
source: reuters.com
