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Notable Reactions to COP28 Deal...
Reuters, December 13, 2023 at 4:27 AM EST
Full Article: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/quotes-reaction-final-cop28-climate-092749304.html
DUBAI, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The COP28 climate summit adopted a final deal on Wednesday that for the first time calls on nations to transition away from fossil fuels to avert the worst impacts of climate change.
Here are some reactions to the deal:
Former U.S. vice president Al Gore:
"The decision at COP28 to finally recognize that the climate crisis is, at its heart, a fossil fuel crisis is an important milestone. But it is also the bare minimum we need and is long overdue. The influence of petrostates is still evident in the half measures and loopholes included in the final agreement."
"Whether this is a turning point that truly marks the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era depends on the actions that come next and the mobilization of finance required to achieve them."
Denmark's Minister for Climate and Energy Dan Jorgensen:
"We're standing here in an oil country, surrounded by oil countries, and we made the decision saying let's move away from oil and gas."
Samoa representative Anne Rasmussen on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States:
"We didn't want to interrupt the standing ovation when we came into the room, but we are a little confused about what happened. It seems that you just get on with the decisions and the small island developing states were not in the room."
"We have come to the conclusion that the course correction that is needed has not been secured. We have made an incremental advancement over business as usual, when what we really need is an exponential step change in our actions."
Former U.S. vice president Al Gore:
"The decision at COP28 to finally recognize that the climate crisis is, at its heart, a fossil fuel crisis is an important milestone. But it is also the bare minimum we need and is long overdue. The influence of petrostates is still evident in the half measures and loopholes included in the final agreement."
"Whether this is a turning point that truly marks the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era depends on the actions that come next and the mobilization of finance required to achieve them."
Denmark's Minister for Climate and Energy Dan Jorgensen:
"We're standing here in an oil country, surrounded by oil countries, and we made the decision saying let's move away from oil and gas."
Samoa representative Anne Rasmussen on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States:
"We didn't want to interrupt the standing ovation when we came into the room, but we are a little confused about what happened. It seems that you just get on with the decisions and the small island developing states were not in the room."
"We have come to the conclusion that the course correction that is needed has not been secured. We have made an incremental advancement over business as usual, when what we really need is an exponential step change in our actions."
More at: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/quotes-reaction-final-cop28-climate-092749304.html
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