COP28 has the potential to be an historic moment in confronting the climate crisis. The COP28 Presidency has an opportunity to secure a transformational negotiated outcome, if it secures a robust negotiated energy package, including an unambiguous agreement to end all new oil and gas expansion, a clear call to equitably and rapidly phase out all fossil fuels, and a commitment to triple deployment of nature-positive and community-beneficial renewable energy and double energy efficiency.
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Over 320 Organizations Reject the COP28 Presidency’s “Oil and Gas Decarbonization Charter”
Dubai, December 2, 2023 – A letter published today by over 320 organizations on six continents rejects “Oil and Gas Decarbonization Charter,” the COP28 Presidency’s upcoming flagship announcement at the United Nations Climate Change Conference. The Oil and Gas Decarbonization Charter is a voluntary pledge coordinated by the COP28 Presidency for oil and gas companies … Read More
Civil society reactions to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s speech at COP28
Today, at COP28 World Leaders’ Summit, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that unabated coal-fired power plants should be addressed within the context of each country’s own pathway to net-zero. He also highlighted Japan’s support of the “Asia Zero Emission Community and said Japan will help increase the World Bank and ADB’s lending capacity by … Read More
Oil Change International response to IEA and COP28 Presidency call to immediate action on fossil fuels
Today, COP28 President Dr. Sultan Al Jaber and Dr. Faith Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) published the summary of the high-level dialogues that they have co-hosted in the lead up to COP28.
Media Advisory: Community Leaders Urge USA to End Fossil Fuels, Deliver Environmental Justice
As the U.S. government arrives in Dubai for the UNFCCC COP28 climate summit, frontline communities, youth, and civil society are planning to confront the Biden-Harris administration’s oil and gas expansion and urging a rapid fossil fuel phaseout.Â