EU climate action commissioner Wopke Hoekstra has supported 'unabated' fossil fuel phase-out — which critics say leaves loopholes for further oil and gas burning (Photo: European Union)

Row over 'unabated' phase-out at pre-COP28 Dubai meeting

Green Economy

by Wester van Gaal, Brussels,

In exactly one month, world leaders will meet in Dubai at the 28th United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP 28) to discuss how to wean the global economy off fossil fuels.

The United Arab Emirates president of COP28 Sultan Al-Jaber welcomed negotiators to a pre-summit on Monday (30 October) where 70 ministers and 100 delegations met to prepare "common" language ahead of the summit.

Many country representatives, includ...

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Author Bio

Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

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EU climate action commissioner Wopke Hoekstra has supported 'unabated' fossil fuel phase-out — which critics say leaves loopholes for further oil and gas burning (Photo: European Union)