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European Union countries intend to push for a global phasing out
of fossil fuels among their climate diplomacy priorities this year,
which the bloc hopes to approve this week after rewriting a
contentious section on nuclear energy, Trend reports citing
Reuters.
The draft text aims to set out the EU’s diplomatic priorities
ahead of this year’s UN climate summit, where nearly 200 countries
will negotiate joint efforts to curb climate change.
A draft seen by Reuters on Monday said the EU would back a
global shift away from fossil fuels.
“The shift towards a climate neutral economy will require the
global phase-out of unabated fossil fuels,” the draft said.
“The EU will systematically promote and call for a global move
towards energy systems free of unabated fossil fuels well ahead of
2050.”
Some countries are hoping this year’s COP28 summit could clinch
a deal on phasing out the use of CO2-emitting fossil fuels – not
only coal, as agreed at previous UN climate talks, but also oil and
gas.
A proposal by India to do this gained some support at last
year’s UN climate summit but was opposed by Saudi Arabia and other
oil and gas-rich nations. Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands had
pushed for the fossil fuel exit in the EU text, EU diplomats
said.
Diplomats from EU countries will attempt to finalize the text on
Wednesday, which ministers must then approve formally.
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