PREVIEW: At Petersberg Climate Dialogue, clean energy framed as antidote to fossil fuel “gut-punch”

Published 09:31 on April 21, 2026 / Last updated at 19:03 on April 20, 2026 / and / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Europe), International (UN Climate Talks)

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International climate talks need to shift focus onto action, away from negotiations, to fend off the "twin reapers" of global warming and high fossil fuel costs, the UN's climate chief said in a speech kicking off the annual Petersberg Dialogue on Tuesday.
International climate talks need to shift focus onto action, away from negotiations, to fend off the "twin reapers" of global warming and high fossil fuel costs, the UN's climate chief said in a speech kicking off the annual Petersberg Dialogue on Tuesday.


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