How the fossil fuel phase-out threatens • Table.Briefings

One of the most conflict-prone issues will be which countries are allowed to continue extracting oil and gas.

The fossil fuel phase-out will be a core issue at the Petersberg Dialogue. But which countries will be allowed to produce and sell oil and gas, and how long? The cheapest, cleanest, or poorest producers? Developing countries are particularly affected.

The COP28 decision in Dubai to „transition away from fossil fuels“ was not the end, but the beginning of the debate on phasing out coal, oil, and gas. This will also be evident at this year’s Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin. After all, the COP wording was deliberately vague to reconcile conflicting interests.

How the fossil fuel phase-out threatens oil and gas countries

Sign up now and continue reading immediately