Fossil energies determine success and failure – WWF calls for a link with the expansion of renewables – Fund for climate damage is the cornerstone for more climate justice
Vienna (OTS) – After the first week of negotiations at the climate conference in Dubai, WWF Austria warns of the failure of COP28: “The success or failure of this climate conference will be decided by the question of whether a phase-out of fossil fuels will be established. The ‘phase out’ of coal, oil and gas is the hurdle that needs to be overcome in the next few days – in the form of a decision that applies to all states. The world public will judge this climate conference by this. This climate conference must send a clear political signal that the age of fossil fuels is coming to an end. Just as there was a global agreement in Paris on the urgency of the climate crisis, there needs to be an agreement in Dubai on its solution: the exit from fossil fuels,” says WWF climate spokesman Thomas Zehetner.
The WWF demands that the promised expansion path for renewables be linked to the phase-out of fossil fuels. “It is crucial that renewables replace fossil energies and not simply meet increased energy demand,” says Thomas Zehetner.
Zehetner positively assesses the fund for climate damage, which was made operational on the first day of COP28. “An important cornerstone for supporting the countries particularly affected by the climate crisis and thus making a contribution to greater climate justice,” says the WWF climate spokesman.
According to the nature conservation organization, the declaration by almost 120 countries that are in favor of tripling renewables and doubling energy efficiency by 2030 should also be highlighted positively – but combined with the demand that this declaration be made in one for everyone in the second week of COP28 To anchor a decision binding on states within the framework of the “Global Stocktaking”.
WWF climate spokesman Thomas Zehetner is at COP28 until December 13th in Dubai and will also publish an assessment of the final document. He is on +43 664 441 6410 and thomas.zehetner@wwf.at available.
Photos by WWF climate spokesman Thomas Zehetner here.
Questions & Contact:
Mathias Kautzky, press spokesman for WWF Austria, 0676 83 488 287, mathias.kautzky@wwf.at