Can Cop30 begin the process of phasing out fossil fuels?

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:37:39 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/16/can-cop30-begin-the-process-of-phasing-out-fossil-fuels>

"Coal, oil and gas are at the heart of the climate crisis: burning them
produces carbon dioxide, and that is heating the planet, so far to 1.5C above
preindustrial levels, and in future perhaps to more than 2.5C, a level that
would lead to widespread and irreversible damage. Only by ending the use of
fossil fuels can we hope to halt the upward march of temperatures, and recover
a livable climate. But modern economies have grown rich on 200 years of fossil
fuel use, and until recently – in the past 20 years, when advances in wind and
solar power and electric vehicles made possible societies based on renewable
energy – there was little alternative."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
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

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