Delegates at the United Nations climate talks have little time left to decide how the world plans to cap planet-warming emissions and keep the worst of warming at bay, ramping up the urgency as new drafts were expected on key outcomes of the summit. Simon Stiell, the executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, told journalists Monday morning that the \u201cclimate wolves\u201d remained at the world\u2019s doors as negotiations reached their climax at the summit. \u201cWe do not have a minute to lose in this crucial final stretch and none of us have had much sleep,\u201d Stiell said.<\/p>\n
He added that \u201cthe areas where options need to be negotiated have narrowed significantly,\u201d in particular how to reduce planet-warming emissions and the \u201ctransition with the proper means of support to deliver it.\u201d When asked directly if it was a possibility that negotiators could leave Dubai without a deal, Stiell did not deny that could happen.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne thing is for certain: I win, you lose is a recipe for collective failure,\u201d he said. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is expected back at the talks on Monday to repeat calls for countries to commit to slashing fossil fuels and limiting warming. \u201cWe are on the brink of climate disaster and this conference must mark a turning point,\u201d Guterres said on X, formerly known as Twitter, late Sunday. COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber on Sunday repeated calls for an ambitious outcome at the talks that\u2019s in line with the Paris agreement which calls to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit). \u201cFailure or lack of progress or watering down my ambition is not an option,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Sticking points for the Global Stocktake \u2013 the part of talks that assesses where the world is at with its climate goals and how it can reach them \u2013 are along familiar lines. Many countries, including small island states, European states and Latin American nations, are calling for a phase-out of fossil fuels, responsible for most of the warming on Earth. But other nations want weaker language that will allow oil, gas and coal to keep burning in some way. Lisa Fischer, program lead at E3G, said there is likely to be loophole language \u2013 the world \u201cunabated\u201d before fossil fuels for example \u2013 that leaves options for burning of oil and gas but somehow capturing the pollution, something that is tricky and expensive. Key will be how \u201cunabated\u201d will be defined, she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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