Americas > UN pact reintroduces key fossil fuel transition language after backlash

UN pact reintroduces key fossil fuel transition language after backlash

Published 07:39 on August 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 07:39 on August 30, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Climate Talks, EMEA, International

Governments have listened to angry calls from a group including multiple Nobel laureates to reintroduce language to a key UN draft pact that explicitly addresses the threat of fossil fuels, after the previous iteration had removed all mention of coal, oil, and gas from the text.
Governments have listened to angry calls from a group including multiple Nobel laureates to reintroduce language to a key UN draft pact that explicitly addresses the threat of fossil fuels, after the previous iteration had removed all mention of coal, oil, and gas from the text.


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