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COP28 climate deal puts pressure on renewables

COP28 climate deal puts pressure on renewables
Countries will now decide how the collective aims agreed to at COP28 should be incorporated into their own climate plans. (Image: Getty)
The Wall Street Journal
By Ed BallardThe climate deal at the COP28 conference in Dubai amounts to a promise to revolutionise the global energy system.More than 190 governments at the UN summit reached an agreement that called for a transition away from fossil fuels and a massive expansion of renewable energy.The text agreed to by governments didn’t call for the fossil-fuel “phaseout” sought by many countries. It approaches the problem from another direction by calling for a ramping-up of renewables.Specifically, it seeks a tripling of wind, solar and...

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Staff reporters 01 Apr 2025