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New COP28 draft text does not mention phase out of fossil fuels
(www.reuters.com)
Discussion of climate, how it is changing, activism around that, the politics, and the energy systems change we need in order to stabilize things.
As a starting point, the burning of fossil fuels, and to a lesser extent deforestation and release of methane are responsible for the warming in recent decades:
How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world:
Recommended actions to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the near future:
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I'm sure COP29 will get the job done. Or maybe COP30, or COP65...
COP29 to be sponsored by Shell in Qatar.
But I really can't wait for COP30 sponsored by BP, to be held on the 20th Anniversary of the Deep Horizon incident! I'm sure there will be agreement to ceremonial dumping of oil into the Gulf of Mexico there.