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At the UN's COP28 climate conference, nations are considering advocating for a fossil fuel phase-out in the summit's final deal, as revealed in a draft negotiating text. Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels are projected to hit a record high this year, worsening climate change.

London, Dec 4 (The Conversation) Rishi Sunak, David Cameron and King Charles are just three of the more than 70,000 delegates from nearly 200 countries at the latest UN climate summit in Dubai, COP28.

A new report from the University of Oxford has found that net-zero pathways heavily dependent on carbon capture and storage (CCS) will cost at least $1tn more per year than scenarios involving renewables. The report highlights the gross underestimation by countries pushing for CCS technology as a substitute for immediate emissions cuts. Transitioning to renewables to reach net zero emissions would cost at least $30tn less. The report also warned that heavy dependence on CCS would be economically damaging and called for governments to scale up investment and stick to essential use cases for CCS...

COP28 president Sultan al-Jaber sparked controversy by his 'no science' remark during the COP28 climate summit. Jaber had said that 'no science out there, or no scenario out there, that says that the phase-out of fossil fuel is what's going to achieve 1.5 degree Celsious.' His comments had alarmed scientists and advocates