Chris Bowen backs ‘a big step forward’ on phasing out fossil fuels at Cop28
by Adam Morton in Dubai from Environment | The Guardian on (#6H078)
Australia's climate minister flags difficulties around any final wording but hails important symbol' as talks intensify in Dubai
Chris Bowen has indicated Australia may be willing to back a global commitment at the Cop28 climate summit to phase out fossil fuels.
The Australian climate change minister has also flagged that position may be unlikely to be adopted at the meeting in the United Arab Emirates unless it was attached to the word unabated" - a controversial and undefined term usually taken to mean fossil fuels can continue if they are cutting their pollution through the use of carbon capture and storage (CCS).
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