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    Cop28 concludes with historic deal marking ‘beginning of the end’ for fossil fuel era

    by Louise Boyle Dec 13, 2023 3 minutes
    Source: AP

    The Cop28 global climate summit has reached a historic deal on fossil fuels, hailed by the United Nations as “the beginning of the end for the fossil fuel era”.

    The “Global Stocktake Agreement” (GST) was adopted within minutes of the final plenary opening on Wednesday morning in Dubai. It followed more than 24 hours of fraught negotiations between countries, and few updates.

    Delegates from around the world rose to their feet, clapping and hugging each other, after the UAE’s Cop28 president

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