Its president 28th UN Climate SummitEmirati Sultan Al Jaber, today proposed one draft agreement which leaves freedom of action to countries to choose for themselves which way to go reduce pollution from fossil fuels, without setting a common goal of “exiting” the use of oil, natural gas and coal, an event that provoked the reactions of many countries. “The Republic of the Marshall Islands did not come here to sign its death sentence,” emphasized the Minister of Natural Resources and head of the delegation of this country, John Silk.
The European Union considered the text “inadequate”.. The US called for it to be strengthened “substantially” while small islands threatened by rising sea levels called for it to be scrapped. Non-governmental organizations and experts denounced the draft as proposing too many non-binding options while failing to promote the end of fossil fuels. “There are elements that are not acceptable as they are,” said France’s Energy Transition Minister, Agnies Panier-Runasser, from Dubai. “I was surprised by the lack of ambition,” commented one Western country negotiator, describing “uninspiredfrom start to finish, repetitive, unclear” the text.
German Foreign Minister Analena Burbock also said the COP28 draft agreement was clearly inadequate and disappointing. He noted that the text makes no mention of replacing fossil fuels with “green” energy, which means Germany cannot support it. A source close to the COP28 president argued, however, that these proposals are part of the “usual” negotiating game: “This is an initial move, we will have to build on it,” he explained.
Al-Jaber convened tonight, in a closed-door meeting, the heads of delegations of 194 countries that have signed the Paris agreement. “We have made progress but there is still a lot to be done,” admitted Al Jaber, who is also head of the Emirates oil company.
The night is expected to be long and no one will likely sleep, with the end of COP28 scheduled for tomorrow morning. “A long night of negotiations is expected,” said a source close to the Spanish EU presidency. COP28 it is on the verge of complete failure,” Al Gore, the former US vice president and climate change activist, commented on Platform X.
Source: News Beast
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