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Speaking at COP29 today, experts on the intersection of fossil fuels and justice in Palestine highlighted how multiple systems of oppression converge to perpetuate violence against communities in Palestine.
For the first time in three years of negotiations towards the new climate finance goal due at the end of COP29, we finally have a draft text that includes options for rich countries to pay the scale and quality of finance they owe, and for urgently needed support to flow towards a fair fossil fuel support.
Two weeks prior to COP28, a coalition led by 350.org and Oil Change International, comprising over 100 organizations, express grave concerns in an open letter regarding the energy strategy outlined by the COP28 president in two recent communications.
In the final hours of COP28, groups push to exclude the fossil fuel industry’s dangerous distractions from global climate change agreement.
Today the UN published the 2023 Production Gap Report, confirming governments’ plans to produce more than double the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than is compatible with limiting warming to 1.5°C, despite climate promises. By 2050, planned fossil fuel production is projected to be 350% above levels consistent with the 1.5°C limit.
US, South Korea, and Japan fail to follow suit The European Union, the United Kingdom, and Canada are ready to be climate leaders by proposing phasing out fossil fuel finance through Export Credit Agencies at the OECD. This move reflects a commitment to aligning public financing with climate goals and the urgent need to transition to clean energy.
As countries conclude preliminary talks in Abu Dhabi ahead of the UAE-hosted COP28 climate summit, an agreement to phase out fossil fuels has taken center stage as a key expected outcome.
Over 250 organizations from 30 countries call on governments to support fellow OECD members' efforts to end oil and gas export finance at OECD meeting on 6 November 2023.
Yesterday night European Union (EU) environment ministers agreed on their negotiation position for COP28, the UN climate conference starting at the end of November in Dubai - and ambiguity on abatement technologies risks undermining negotiation success.
