Several countries express dissatisfaction with the draft final declaration at the Cop 28 climate summit in Dubai.
– Clearly insufficient, says the EU.
According to the BBC, the EU delegation is now threatening to leave the negotiations.
– Does not mention phasing out
A short time ago, a new draft was presented. This is also referred to as insufficient.
The draft does not mention the phasing out of fossil energy, which the US is also calling for stronger language about.
Instead, it now states that states can reduce production and consumption, writes the BBC.
The phasing out of fossil energy is considered the most important remaining topic of contention. The background is that the burning of coal, oil and gas accounts for most of the global emissions of greenhouse gases.
– The climate summit is about to become a complete failure. The world needs to phase out fossil fuels as soon as possible, but this obscure draft is as if the oil countries Opec dictated it word for word, writes former US vice president and climate activist Al Gore.
There is little time left before the deadline for a final statement expires. It has been announced that the meeting will end on Tuesday at 11 o’clock.
All countries must agree on the final declaration.
Points to the host country
Une Bastholm (MDG) tells Dagbladet that the fact that the agreement is now being tried to be watered down at the last second could be a political game by the Emirati host of the negotiations.
– Cop28 has been a failure if the agreement does not become more ambitious on fossil phase-out and emission reductions than this. That there was agreement on the first day about more money for loss and damage is a relief, and important for local communities that are already hit hard by floods, droughts and cyclones.
CHAIRMAN: Meeting chairman Sultan al-Jaber spoke at the climate summit on Monday. He is also the CEO of the state-owned oil company of the United Arab Emirates. Photo: Rafiq Maqbool / AP Show more
She emphasizes that we cannot repair our way out of the climate crisis.
– We have to slow it down. It is extremely important now that Norway, as an oil-producing country, is ready for this, and that we see that we have a major historical responsibility for the climate crisis and are willing to step out of our comfort zone by committing ourselves to phasing out fossil fuels, says Bastholm.
Brake pad
Both the EU and Norway want to advocate for the phasing out of fossil energy, but with an exception for fossil energy where the emissions are captured and stored underground. The US and Canada also want a decision that mentions phasing out, Reuters wrote earlier on Monday.
Altogether, there will be more than a hundred countries at the climate summit that support some form of phasing out.
However, Saudi Arabia – known as a brake block in the climate negotiations for several decades – still refuses to accept such a formulation, according to several sources at the meeting in Dubai.
Facts about the climate summit in Dubai
* Climate negotiation meeting held in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates from 30 November to 12 December.
* A large part of the world’s heads of state and government attended the summit days on 1 and 2 December. Among them was Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (Ap).
* Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide (Ap) leads Norway’s delegation now that Støre is no longer present. In addition, Climate and Environment Minister Andreas Bjelland Eriksen (Ap) participates in the start of the meeting.
* Almost every country in the world is involved in the negotiations. They largely concern the implementation of the climate agreement that was adopted in Paris in 2015.
* Organisations, members of the press and representatives of business are also present. In total, around 100,000 participants are registered, the highest number ever at a climate summit.
* The meeting is called Cop 28. The abbreviation stands for Conference of the Parties. The “Parties” are the countries that have signed the UN Climate Convention (UNFCCC).
* Similar meetings have been held almost every year since 1995. In recent years, number of participants increased sharply.
Sources: UNFCCC, AFP, WAM, the government, NRK, The New York Times, NTB)
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