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Dubai, Dec 12 (EFE). – Intense negotiations and uncertainty weighed on the United Nations climate summit (COP28) in Dubai on Tuesday, after delegates spent the entire day trying to fix a draft resolution that had drawn criticism for its unambitious language on phasing out fossil fuels. The original deadline of 11:00 am Dubai time to …
Negotiators are working through the night to reach a deal.
Oil-rich countries have pushed back against proposed language that underscores need to move away from fossil fuels.
Minister John Silk says his country will not accept an outcome from COP28 that does not put the world back on track for a 1.5 degrees Celsius world.
“COP28 is now on the verge of complete failure,” former U.S. Vice President Al Gore said. But organizers of the summit in Dubai urged nations to be flexible and compromise.