the president of cop28 sultan al jabar said it s an historic agreement that sets the world in the right direction. but many had wanted a stronger form of words, calling for the phasing out of coal, oil and gas. our climate editorjustin rowlatt has been following the negotiations around the demands and interests of various groups. we waited and we waited and then. hearing no objection, it is so decided. ..with the bang of a gavel, the deal was done. applause and it got a standing ovation. so the hammer has just gone down here in dubai, and that is the fastest that an agreement text has ever been agreed. the president, dr sultan aljaber, he s calling this an historic agreement, but it is hedged around with questions and doubts. it calls on countries to contribute to ambitious actions to tackle climate change. now, i could do a single plate and claim to have contributed to doing the washing up, but would you consider that i had really pulled my weight? the president of these
good afternoon. for the first time, there is a global climate agreement which calls on all countries to move away from using fossil fuels. delegates at the un climate summit in dubai reached the deal after negotiating through the night. the president of cop28 said it s an agreement that sets the world in the right direction. but many had wanted a stronger form form of words that called for the phasing out of coal, oil and gas. the latest now from our climate editorjustin rowlatt who s in dubai. justin. well, yes, this is the, some people are disappointed this is a compromise, i have to say these deals always are. we have 198 countries trying to agree on an issue which touches almost every aspect of their society. every country has a different perspective and we are looking for a compromise that charts a course through it. the overall reaction here is that this is an ambitious deal, this deal does make progress, it has got that commitment to transitioning away from fossil fu
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