Global fossil fuel output still outpacing climate pledges and must be tackled, says UN-backed report

Published 05:01 on November 8, 2023  /  Last updated at 12:31 on November 8, 2023  / Susannah Rodgers /  Climate Talks, International

The world is still on track to produce more than twice as much fossil fuel in 2030 than would align with the Paris Agreement to curb global warming, and unless governments tackle this by collaboratively phasing out production the gap will only widen, a UN-backed report warned on Wednesday.
The world is still on track to produce more than twice as much fossil fuel in 2030 than would align with the Paris Agreement to curb global warming, and unless governments tackle this by collaboratively phasing out production the gap will only widen, a UN-backed report warned on Wednesday.


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