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"The COP28 climate summit in Dubai has adjourned. The result is “The UAE
consensus” on fossil fuels.
This text, agreed upon by delegates from nearly 200 countries, calls for the
world to move “away from fossil fuels in energy systems in a just, orderly and
equitable manner”. Stronger demands to “phase out” fossil fuels were ultimately
unsuccessful.
The agreement also acknowledges the need to phase down “unabated” coal burning
and transition towards energy systems consistent with net zero emissions by
2050, while accelerating action in “the critical decade” of the 2020s.
As engineers and scientists who research the necessary changes to pull off this
energy system transition, we believe this agreement falls short in addressing
the use of fossil fuels at the heart of the climate crisis.
Such an approach is inconsistent with the scientific consensus on the urgency
of drastically reducing fossil fuel consumption to limit global warming to
1.5°C."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
