Hoekstra said he noticed “a super majority” of countries, representing the vast majority of the world supporting strong language to phase-out fossil fuels: “Their statements are in line with scientific advice and it is our obligation to make sure we follow them.”Įarlier Sunday, a new draft for an agreement on global adaptation goals - which will determine how poor countries will brace themselves for climate change-fueled weather extremes like drought, heat and storms - was released. Wopke Hoekstra, the EU climate commissioner, repeated calls for a fossil fuel phase-out at the majlis. "The idea was that we come into it with questions, concerns and fears and come out of it with solutions.” “I see it as being designed to draw us out of our comfort zones and have a free and candid and heart-to-heart exchange,” Bangladesh climate envoy Saber Chowdhury said. The new format seemed to work better than other methods, getting frank and deep discussions, said Trinidad and Tobago's Kishan Kumarsingh. “Failure or lack of progress or watering down my ambition is not an option.” “I want everyone to come ready to be flexible and to accept compromise,” he said, as protesters could be heard nearby calling for the end of fossil fuels. He begged them to leave their objections and talking points behind. So he borrowed from Arab culture and convened a majlis on Sunday afternoon, a new format for talks where he was bringing ministers from all countries to sit together for a meeting, more as a conversation. DUBAI – Negotiators have been urged to narrow down their options so they can agree on how to save Earth from disastrous levels of warming and help vulnerable societies adapt to weather extremes as the clock runs down on United Nations climate talks.ĬOP28 President Sultan al-Jaber told journalists on Sunday that negotiators were “making good progress,” just not fast enough.
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