This story was originally published by the Guardian and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The decision text from Cop28 has been greeted as “historic,” for being the first ever call by nations for a “transition away” from fossil fuels, and as “weak and ineffectual” and containing a “litany of loopholes” for the fossil fuel industry.
Good Cop, Bad Cop: Breaking Down The Un’s New Climate Resolution
Damian Carrington, Mother Jones
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 12:27pm
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