Coalition 'Unexpectedly' Wants Climate Talk at Climate Summit
Deutsche Welle reports on the 'unexpected coalition' of nations, including small island states and the EU, advocating for fossil fuels to be 'forced onto the agenda' at COP30. (Because, you know, climate conferences have traditionally focused on competitive bird-watching). The article details how these nations want Brazil — hosts of COP30 — to champion a clear roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels.
This comes after COP28 in Dubai, hosted by the UAE's oil chief Sultan Al Jaber, only managed a timid agreement to 'transition away' from fossil fuels, not phase them out entirely. A real head-scratcher why the oil capital of the world wouldn't want to shut down oil. It's truly astonishing that a 'climate summit' might actually have to confront the industry primarily fueling global warming. One
might wonder if these 'unexpected' champions of common sense are merely pointing out the glaring elephant in the greenhouse. How many more COPs do we need before acknowledging that fossil fuels are, in fact, relevant to climate change? Perhaps COP30 should also debate if gravity still works, just to keep things interesting.