Expert Comment: It is remarkable how much we agree. COP28 and the transition from fossil fuels

Published on December 13, 2023

So, COP28 has just called for “transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems, in a just, orderly and equitable manner, accelerating action in this critical decade, so as to achieve net zero by 2050 in keeping with the science”. Is this the moment that the world finally decided to hit the brakes, even if ever so gently, on fossil-fuelled global warming? 

By Professor Myles Allen, professor of Geosystem Science. 
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