- COP28 President urges nations to leave their comfort zones for climate agreement.
- Over 80 countries seek unprecedented agreement to phase out fossil fuels.
COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber urged nations to leave their comfort zones to agree to address climate change as the summit entered tough negotiations. With five days left for the conference to close, ministers have joined the discussions.
The main issue remains handling fossil fuels, with over 80 countries seeking the eventual end of fossil fuels out of about 200 countries at the summit. This fossil fuels phase-out is the first in United Nations climate summits.
Eastern European countries are working to resolve a deadlock over next year’s United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP29) venue after Russia’s objection. Azerbaijan, Moldova, and Serbia strive to host the event.