COP28 priorities: EU countries call for • Table.Briefings

The European Union has presented its priorities for COP28. The focus is, in particular, on avoiding greenhouse gases. This also includes a global phase-out of all fossil fuels – a goal the EU already sought at the last COP in Sharm el-Sheikh, but ultimately failed to push through.

The conclusion by EU states last Thursday sets out this year’s goals for European climate and energy diplomacy. Effectively, the document sets the priorities for the preparation of the next World Climate Conference (COP28) in Dubai this November. After the last COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, it was to be expected that it would focus on avoiding greenhouse gases (GHG). At the time, the EU failed to make significant progress in this regard.

COP28 priorities: EU countries call for end to fossils

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